Summer patch is a lawn disease that is commonly found in Iowa and it can cause severe damage to any lawn that it infects. This disease usually affects lawns in the summer during extended periods of high temperatures. It typically creates rings and patches of discolored and dead grass, and it can spread rather quickly if not treated in a timely manner. If you think your lawn is infected with summer patch, you'll want to schedule a curative treatment right away to stop this disease in its tracks so that it can't cause any further damage. Once you've effectively eliminated this disease from your turf, you'll want to schedule lawn care services to help repair any damage to get your lawn back to full health. Continue reading this blog to learn more about summer patch and what you should do if it infects your lawn.

What is summer patch and what damage does it cause?

Summer patch lawn disease on a lawn in Des Moines, IA.

Summer patch is a turfgrass disease that can cause serious damage to your lawn if left untreated. It's caused by a fungus and usually infects cool-season grasses. It typically starts affecting lawns in the summer, hence its name. This disease attacks the roots of grass, killing the grass from the roots up.

If your lawn is infected with summer patch, you will start to notice yellow or brown rings of grass forming on your lawn. Sometimes, an outer ring that is orange or bronze colored will appear around the infection. These patches and rings can extend anywhere from six inches to three feet in diameter. Your lawn may develop additional symptoms like poor grass growth, wilting, and sunken turf. Infected grass comes out of the ground easily, and the roots and crowns are typically rotted and black.

If your lawn is infected with summer patch, schedule a curative treatment right away!

Lawn disease curative treatment spraying grass.

If your lawn is infected with summer patch, you should call your local lawn care company to schedule a curative treatment right away! When they come out to your property, they will first confirm that your lawn is infected with summer patch, and then they will use a proven treatment to treat the disease and stop it from spreading. It's imperative that you schedule this service ASAP because the longer that you wait, the more damage this disease can cause.

Many lawn care companies offer preventative treatments to keep summer patch from damaging your lawn in the first place.

Schedule lawn care services to help your lawn recover from summer patch.

Lawn fertilizer bag ono grass with gloves scooping it out near Des Moines, IA.

While a curative treatment can eliminate summer patch, it can't reverse any damage that it caused. After your summer patch issue has been dealt with, you'll want to schedule some lawn care services to help your lawn recover. Some services you can schedule to nurse your lawn back to health include:

  • Fertilization: Fertilizer will supply your lawn with the nutrients it needs to fuel healthy growth.
  • Aeration: Aeration loosens up compacted soil which allows essential resources like water, sunlight, and other vital nutrients to reach the roots of the grass. With improved access to these nutrients and resources, your lawn will be better equipped to grow nice and strong.
  • Overseeding: Overseeding will fill in any vare or patchy areas of your lawn with new grass.

Give us a call today to schedule our summer patch control service.

If your lawn is suffering from summer patch, you've come to the right place. At A+ Lawn & Landscape, we offer curative treatments to eliminate summer patch, and we also offer preventative treatments that you can take advantage of next year so you won't have to deal with lawn disease again!

We provide our summer patch control service to residential, commercial, and HOA properties in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, IA, and the surrounding areas. Call us today at (515) 289-2020 to schedule this service!