Iron sulfate and disease control

You are probably already familiar with the plusses and minuses of using iron sulfate (also known as ferrous sulfate) to control annual bluegrass. Recently, researchers have reported some disease control with iron sulfate as well.

Microdochium patch on poa: Clint Mattox and his team of researchers at Oregon State University conducted a two year study evaluating the ability of iron sulfate to control Microdochium patch (also known as pink snow mold) on annual bluegrass putting greens. They found that application…