Poa and Bentgrass Disease Management

NOTE: For an updated (May, 2009) version of the information below, please see the PACE Turf Update, "Worst-case scenario summer disease management programs".

The weather continues to be considerably outside of expected conditions in a wide range of locations throughout the U.S. We observed our first case of summer patch, dollar spot, and St. Augustine decline from Southern California, last week. These diseases are showing up considerably earlier than expected. Washington state is in the throws of a serious drought;…