Brown patch starts in June.
By the time you see brown patch, the lawn has already lost root mass. Pure Turf preventive fungicide goes down before symptoms show, rotating chemistry through the season so we stay ahead of disease, not behind it.
Brown patch is predictable here. So we get ahead of it.
Middle Tennessee humidity plus warm overnight temperatures plus shade equals disease pressure that arrives like clockwork in early July. Preventive fungicide goes down before symptoms show, which is the part that actually keeps a lawn green.
Three diseases that take Middle Tennessee lawns.
The big one here. Shows up as irregular brown circles two to ten feet across, often with a smoky gray ring at the edge, when nights stay warm and humid. Hits fescue and ryegrass hardest from early summer on.
Smaller spots, about the size of a silver dollar, scattered across closely mowed turf. Shows up when the lawn is low on nitrogen and stays damp overnight. A good feeding fixes mild cases; heavy outbreaks need fungicide.
The Bermuda one. Circular dead patches that show up as the lawn greens up in spring, caused by a fungus that goes after the roots the fall before. That's why we treat it months ahead, in the fall, not when you finally see it.
Preventive, not reactive.
By the time you see brown patch, the lawn has lost root mass. Preventive applications hold the line before symptoms show.
- a. Inspect
Disease pressure assessment in June.
Before the first fungicide goes down, we evaluate the lawn's risk: cultivar, shade, irrigation pattern, last year's history. A full-sun Bermuda lawn is a different program than a shaded fescue.
- b. Apply
Curative-grade products, preventive timing.
We don't use the watered-down fungicides off a big-box shelf. We rotate professional-grade fungicide classes at curative rates, applied before symptoms show. Rotation prevents resistance buildup.
- c. Rotate
Different chemistry every visit.
Using one type of fungicide over and over invites resistance. We rotate between fungicide classes through the season so we stay ahead of disease, not behind it.
- d. Recover
Same-week response when disease shows.
If something appears between visits, usually after a long humid stretch, we're back the same week with a curative application. The healthy-lawn guarantee includes disease recovery.
Built into Essential, scaled in Elite.
Most clients get fungicide as part of the base lawn care program. Standalone treatment is available for properties without one.
- Essential program
- 3 fungicide applications, June through August
- Elite program
- 6 fungicide applications, May through September
- Standalone service
- Available outside the main program by quote
- Curative response
- Same-week return if disease appears between visits
- Products
- Strobilurin + DMI rotation, EPA-registered, TDA-licensed application
- Documentation
- Same-day report listing product, rate, location, conditions
“Lost half my front lawn to brown patch the year before Pure Turf. Three seasons on the Essential program and the lawn hasn't seen a fungus since.”
Disease-defense route, five counties.
Questions, answered straight.
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When does fungicide season actually start?
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Is the fungicide safe for pets and kids?
What if disease shows up between scheduled visits?
Can I get fungicide without the main lawn care program?
Green when the neighbors go brown.
Tell us where the property is. We'll read the lawn's disease pressure on the first walk and get preventive fungicide on the calendar before summer does the damage.