It thrills! It chills! It's a fungus that attacks your lawn! Coming soon to a yard near you: root rot. Actually, it's probably already there, and if that's the case, it's too late to treat it with ...

When spring and summer rains combine with heat and humidity, we can expect the resurgence of warm-season turf diseases. One disease that is always present but really makes itself known in our ...

Q: Does this look like Take All Root Rot? I’ve already treated for insects two weeks ago. The grass pulls loose easily. A: I’ve dealt with TARR in my own St. Augustine for 30 years. I’ve seen it in ...

Take-all root rot is a warm-season turf disease affecting zoysia, Bermuda, and St. Augustine grasses. Symptoms include yellowing, thinning turf, and black, rotten roots. Proper irrigation, ...

"Root rot" might be the two most dreadful words in the gardening language. Healthy shrubs and flowers afflicted with root rot suddenly start to decline, and the next thing you know, they've collapsed ...

It is the time of year to discuss two of the most common landscape questions that local homeowners ask about — how to control khakiweed and how to manage take-all root rot in St. Augustine lawns.

Q: We built a new home a year ago and planted Palisades zoysia. It looked great all of last year. In September, our (then) lawn caretaker scalped the grass, and it has never been the same since. This ...

DEAR NEIL: My St. Augustine lawn is yellowing. Part of it along my drive has even died. What can I do to get it looking good again? Dear Reader: Since you’re asking this in early to mid-spring, the ...

Q: Is there anything that I can do about tree roots in our lawn that are at the surface? If I dig them out would it damage the tree? We have to mow over them because of where the tree is located, but ...

Root rot is a common disease that can impact indoor and outdoor plants. The most common cause of root rot in houseplants is overwatering. Diseased roots will look darkened and mushy, and leaves and ...