Here at the UI Extension office, we use many techniques to look for signs of plant diseases. We poke and prod, magnify and macerate. We place speckled leaves in a moist chamber (plastic bag with a ...

The first hint of a condition called "lawn rust" often comes from the bottom of your shoes, Chris Enroth, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator, said. Homeowners may notice some ...

What you are describing sounds very much like the lawn of a friend I visited last week. I noticed that his front lawn showed stunted growth and thin areas along with a yellowish appearance. Even from ...

Pamela Corle-Bennett is the state master gardener volunteer coordinator and horticulture educator for Ohio State University Extension. Contact her by email at [email protected]. If you have perennial ...

No matter how well you care for your lawn mower, rust always seems to creep in. You wipe the blade down, store it out of the rain, maybe even use a rust spray, and still, after a few weeks or a long ...

“I recently noticed a couple of sections of my lawn that were off-color and very stunted in growth. When I walked through these areas, my shoes got covered with what appeared to be an orange powder.

The grass could always be greener — or less weedy or patchy, depending. Read on for the top 10 grass problems, as identified ...

CAPED crusaders, the “grounds guys” have revealed their solution for unsightly “lawn rust.” Their best tips could help combat this ugly infection and restore your lawn to its former glory. It couldn’t ...

This is not the same kind of rust you might get on patio furniture or an old car, instead this type of rust is a fungus that grows on grass. The rust appears as small brown or orange flecks on the ...

Q. My lawn needs serious help. It has large orange patches and two areas that show bare soil. What can I do to make my lawn look better? A. It sounds like you might have a fungal disease called rust ...

Just when you thought you were a lawn care pro, blemishes on your green grass appear. A common culprit to these brown spots or dead grass is a fungal lawn disease. Turf diseases tend to happen during ...

I have recently had folks request that I address lawn rust in my column. Like many disease and insect questions, lawn rust has pretty run its course for this season. The information I provide will ...