Archive for the ‘Plant pathogens, fungus and disease.’ Category

Palm Holocaust. Dead palms everywhere in St. Petersburg Landscapes.

April 23, 2010admin No Comments »

This week we have found so many dead palms! Palms we thought would make it are now dying. By far the worst affected are adonidia’s(Christmas palms). It seems now that they are starting to grow they are getting infested with fungus that rots their hearts. If the shaft is not green and the [...]

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Will Soil Nematodes Ruin My Chances for a Beautiful St Augustine Lawn in my St. Petersburg Landscape? Read our Response Below. Contact: stpetelandscaper@gmail.com or call 727-455-0078

March 9, 2010admin No Comments »

The following is a response to one of our clients questions in the above title to this our latest post: Here are some things I copied form the UF website while doing research on nematodes. Evidently there is no real pesticide to control soil nematodes far beneath the surface and the best thing to [...]

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Brown Patch Fungus is a Turf Disease affecting St. Augustine Grass in St Petersburg, Pinellas County and South Tampa Landscapes

February 1, 2010admin No Comments »

Brown Patch fungus can be found anywhere in St. Augustine grass. But, we have observed it mostly in poorly drained, hard-packed soils in shady areas that do not receive sun during the winter. The best course of action is to cut back water to the area, leave off from fertilizing the affected grass and treat [...]

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