TL;DR
Dollar spot is a fungal lawn disease, caused by Clarireedia species, that stipples turf with straw-colored patches the size of silver dollars, merging into larger blotches on home lawns; individual blades show tan lesions with reddish-brown borders pinched in an hourglass shape. It thrives in the classic combination of warm days, heavy dew, and underfed turf.
What it means
Dollar spot is a fungal lawn disease, caused by Clarireedia species, that stipples turf with straw-colored patches the size of silver dollars, merging into larger blotches on home lawns; individual blades show tan lesions with reddish-brown borders pinched in an hourglass shape. It thrives in the classic combination of warm days, heavy dew, and underfed turf. Cultural correction comes first, adequate nitrogen, morning irrigation that lets blades dry, dew removal, with fungicide rotations reserved for persistent outbreaks, an order of operations a good lawn service will explain on the treatment plan.
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