Summer patch 2018

In a recent survey we conducted on Twitter, many superintendents indicated that summer patch was more difficult to control this year than in the past. Why would that be?

The early and pervasive warm weather throughout the US this summer appears to have resulted in an uptick in difficulty managing summer patch. Effective preventive control requires that fungicide applications begin when threat temperatures reach 65 F, and should not be based upon a calendar. Some turf managers may have missed…