Dollar spot is a foliar disease of turfgrasses caused by Clarireedia fungi and spread through wind, water, equipment, and foot traffic.
Author: Sinziana Spiridon
Sinziana Spiridon is an outdoorsy writer with a soft spot for organic gardening and over four years' experience covering lawn care. When not writing about weeds, pests, soil, and plant care, she's tending to her veggie garden, her greenhouse tomatoes, and the lovely turf strip in her front yard.
Integrated Pest Management for the Garden
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for gardens protects your crops from pests and toxic pesticides. IPM is an eco-friendly system that […]
Integrated Pest Management for the Lawn
Pesticides are convenient, fast-acting lawn pest management tools, but are not a long-term solution. For pest control that keeps the […]
How to Get Rid of Moles in Your Yard
Moles can be a real problem. To keep these pests at bay, create barriers, introduce predators, reduce their food source, and more.
How to Stop Squirrels from Destroying Your Yard
Protect garden beds with wire cages, trees with collars, and lawns with motion-activated sprinklers. Learn more about how to stop squirrels from destroying your yard.
9 Best Shade Trees for Your Tampa, FL Yard
Looking for the best shade trees for your Tampa yard? Live oaks, sycamores, crape myrtles, bald cypress, and sweetgum trees […]
14 Best Trees to Plant in Atlanta, GA
Covered in a dense tree canopy, Atlanta proudly wears its “City in a forest” name. Almost 60% of single-family and […]
How to Get Rid of Fleas in Your Yard
To get rid of fleas in your yard, remove debris, trim the shrubs, fix drainage issues, spread insecticides, and treat the pets
How to Winterize Your Lawn
To prepare the lawn for winter: improve soil drainage, remove fallen leaves, adjust watering and don’t skip the last mow.
What Causes Compacted Soil?
Over-tilling, planting wet soil, foot and wheel traffic and mixing in the wrong soil amendment are top causes of soil compaction.