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As a lawn care service professional from Nixa, Missouri, it is my goal to answer some of the most commonly asked customer questions about lawn care. |
DALE NAPIER
As a lawn care service professional from Nixa, Missouri, it is my goal to answer some of the most commonly asked customer questions about lawn care. |
Although we have seen some bitterly cold temperatures here in the Springfield, Missouri area this week, we are still waiting on our first good snow fall of the winter...which means snow removal services in Nixa and surrounding areas to keep me busy. In the meantime, I wanted to share with you a little about a harmful lawn disease that tends to attack turf grass in the winter months. It is called Snow Mold. So what is snow mold, exactly? Very generally speaking, it is a mold that feeds upon the dead leaf tissue that piles up from fall. While this may seem harmless and even beneficial, the mold may move over and begin attacking dormant grass as well, leaving your lawn with patches of unhealthy grass. Despite it's name, snow mold does not need snow to thrive, develop, or live. It does, however, tend to manifest in the cooler months of the late fall and winter and likes moisture. It is most prominently known to affect grasses that are either cut very short, such as those on a golf course or ball field or grasses that were not properly cut in the fall, leaving tall grass that lays over on top of itself. It can also show up in residential and commercial lawns as a pink or gray colored spot in the grass. If not treated, it can quickly spread and disease an entire property fairly quickly. While this may seem serious, the good news is that damage is generally not permanent if treated within a reasonable amount of time. Here is a short video that better explains snow mold and even offers some tips on treatment and prevention. Need a lawn care company in Nixa or Springfield to implement these tactics for you? Give Dale's Lawn Service a call or contact us here.
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