Comments on: Fertilizing with Mycorrhizal Fungi http://blog.zoysiafarms.com/fertilizing-with-mycorrhizal-fungi/ Learn how to improve your lawn with Zoysia grass. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: admin http://blog.zoysiafarms.com/fertilizing-with-mycorrhizal-fungi/comment-page-1/#comment-4353 admin Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:18:14 +0000 http://blog.zoysiafarms.com/?p=844#comment-4353 JatPat - You want want to contact the people you purchased the Zoysia from. Without seeing the pictures it is difficult to say, but we suspect Brown Patch Fungus (commonly called brown spot) could be the issue. We have an [organic fungicide](http://www1.zoysiafarms.com/prodspec.jsp?id=16F7&cat=30) that would treat the brown spot. Most home and garden centers will have similar products as well. 2.5 to 3 inches is about what we keep our grass here on the farm so it will not hurt the grass to keep this tall but hot moist conditions are ideal for fungus growth and might be too long for Florida at this time of year. JatPat – You want want to contact the people you purchased the Zoysia from. Without seeing the pictures it is difficult to say, but we suspect Brown Patch Fungus (commonly called brown spot) could be the issue. We have an [organic fungicide](http://www1.zoysiafarms.com/prodspec.jsp?id=16F7&cat=30) that would treat the brown spot. Most home and garden centers will have similar products as well.

2.5 to 3 inches is about what we keep our grass here on the farm so it will not hurt the grass to keep this tall but hot moist conditions are ideal for fungus growth and might be too long for Florida at this time of year.

]]> By: JatPat http://blog.zoysiafarms.com/fertilizing-with-mycorrhizal-fungi/comment-page-1/#comment-4008 JatPat Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:20:31 +0000 http://blog.zoysiafarms.com/?p=844#comment-4008 I live in Orlando, FL and have Zoysia in my yard. I had it sodded in March this year. It has developed these brown patches in the front yard. To give you a perspective, my house faces South and therefore I have sun on the front lawn almost the entire day. Interestingly, before I mowed the lawn, the entire lawn looked green (I couldn't spot any of the brown patches that you see in the picture). I could only see it after I mowed the lawn yesterday. I normally keep about 2.5" - 3" of mowing height on my lawn with the fear that my lawn might die if I mow it too low. Another point that I would like to mention which may not be important, is that while mowing yesterday, my lawn mower could not keep up with the torque required to cut the grass and stalled a few times. Can anybody help me understand what could be possibly wrong with the lawn and how to eliminate the brown patches? Till date, I have fertilized my lawn once in May with a starter fertilizer that had Phosphorous (N-P-K) in it. I have also sprayed Ortho Weed B-Gone once in June on the lawn. I live in Orlando, FL and have Zoysia in my yard. I had it sodded in March this year. It has developed these brown patches in the front yard. To give you a perspective, my house faces South and therefore I have sun on the front lawn almost the entire day.
Interestingly, before I mowed the lawn, the entire lawn looked green (I couldn’t spot any of the brown patches that you see in the picture). I could only see it after I mowed the lawn yesterday. I normally keep about 2.5″ – 3″ of mowing height on my lawn with the fear that my lawn might die if I mow it too low.
Another point that I would like to mention which may not be important, is that while mowing yesterday, my lawn mower could not keep up with the torque required to cut the grass and stalled a few times.
Can anybody help me understand what could be possibly wrong with the lawn and how to eliminate the brown patches?

Till date, I have fertilized my lawn once in May with a starter fertilizer that had Phosphorous (N-P-K) in it.
I have also sprayed Ortho Weed B-Gone once in June on the lawn.

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