Brown Patch disease caused by Rhizoctonia solani
Brown Patch is a turfgrass disease and caused by the Rhizoctonia species fungus. The fungus infects the leaf area closest to the soil and will eventually kill the leaf. This disease usually begins as small patches (approximately one foot in diameter) that turn yellow and then reddish brown, brown, or straw colored as the leaves start to die. A Brown Patch can expand to several feet in diameter.
The disease is likely to be observed from November through May when temperatures are below 80 °F. It usually is not seen in the summer months. Infection is triggered by rainfall, excessive irrigation or extended periods of high humidity.
As a result of too much moisture at the right temperature, the grass is wet for 48 hours or more with an excellent condition for fungus growth. Always Green’s preventive treatment will inhibit the growth of the fungus when the leaves are wet. If you are unsure if you have Brown Patch, call Always Green for a free assessment.
To learn more about Brown Patch from the University of Florida, click on Large Patch.
Always Green truck arives for a scheduled appointment at 2721
Meet Todd, Always Green experienced technician for Brandon, Valrico and Dover
The Always Green truck arrived early in the morning to perform a scheduled Lawn Application and Tree & Shrub Application. Our state-of-the-art industrial trucks carry all of the high-quality landscape products necessary to solve your landscape care problems and to provide preventive measures for healthy green growth.
Our technicians perform an inventory of all on-the-truck products before leaving for the day to ensure all schedules applications for the day have the right environmental-friendly products to do the job.
For the house at 2721 today, the scheduled services are Turf and Tree & Shrub Applications include:
Todd is a landscape care professional with a friendly smile and firm handshake. You can recognize Todd as an Always Green employee by his green shirt with the Always Green logo. Todd is experienced with Lawn Care and Tree & Shrub Care and serves the Brandon, Valrico, and Dover areas.
Once he is out of the truck, Todd works nonstop to apply the different scheduled applications. After or during the service visit, Todd will contact the homeowner for a brief discussion regarding the lawn or landscape.
At today’s Aways Green visit, Todd discussed with the homeowner the amount of crab and sedge grass in the backyard. We agreed the best solution to is apply weed control. He warned the homeowner the backyard area will have some browning as the weeds die off.
Always Green provides a free assessment of your lawn and landscape. Many customers don’t realize you can call Always Green when you have lawn, tree or shrub problem and we will evaluate the problem and provide a solution at no charge.
For the 2721 house, Todd updated the Always Green Customer Corner sheet to indicate the specific services performed, the overall lawn condition as good and in the comment area where he recorded the application of weed control to kill the crabgrass with the warning of browning. He gave the Customer Corner sheet together with an invoice to the homeowner. Then Todd said good-bye and was on his way to the next scheduled appointment.
Todd finishing up
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We are proud to announce the new Always Green Website with improvements to better serve our customers and the Internet audience looking for quality Landscape Care at reasonable prices. Our new website was developed specially for mobile devices and the goal is to create a new website experience using state-of-the-art technology while keeping the same familiar look of our original alwaysgren.com website.
The new https://www.alwaysgreem.com website is built with the most innovative “open-source” software available today for today’s popular Content Management System with the capability to add more function and enhance our web presence as our company continues to grow and provide more services.
Our design includes better organization of our landscape care services and the ability to purchase a specific service. Also, we made a change in the way we manage content. Instead of using a programmer, now our internal staff will have access to publish information and manage the website content directly. This makes it easier to communicate with you using fewer steps to deliver content. Our new site allows us to get the latest information and offerings to solve landscape care problem. Also, to get the word out to provide deep discounts when you buy more of our services.
At Always Green, we are continually improving our service with the most technologically advanced equipment, application methods, training and deployment of quality pretested products. Hence, our new website is a step in the right direction of our improvement strategy to be more proficient and deliver more value to our customers.
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Brown spots can be caused by the lack of water
Many of Always Green’s customers are concerned about brown spots that may appear in their lawns. There are many reasons for brown spots from the spill of gasoline, to chinch bugs or nematode or fungus infections. Certainly if alerted early enough by a phone call to our office, Always Green can promptly implement a pest and disease response treatment to resolve the problem or contain it from spreading.
Chinch Bug
During Florida’s spring season, dry periods or droughts, in most cases, brown spots are caused by the lack of water due to little or no rainfall or maladjusted/broken sprinkler heads or a broken irrigation system. The grass with a short root system in sandy soil that lacks water will be the first to wilt and turn brown as a defense mechanism and can survive if water is regularly provided within the recovery period. However, brown spots become a breeding ground for pest and diseases, especially Chinch Bugs.
When brown spots appear it’s important to determine if the real cause is a faulty sprinkler system and to get it fixed as soon as possible. The brown spot must be reported to Always Green, so we can assess it and provide treatment to stop the damage. The earlier the detection of brown spots and the corrective respond, the easier it will be to rectify the damage.
Customers that wait a month or more before taking action to resolve brown spots are too late. The current damage, pests, and disease may have already killed the grass in specific areas.
Our technician performing Lawn Care
Always Green’s remedial action is to contain the damage and prevent it from expanding. We will work with you to recover healthy grass in the brown spots if it’s not too late. Or to assist you with helpful information regarding plugging or resodding for those areas that need grass replacement.
In most cases during drought or dry periods, water is the key to preventing brown spots. Please make sure your irrigation sprinklers are in good working order. To learn more about the details of watering and the effect of soil composition regarding the formation of brown spots, click on atzirrigation.com/much-brown-can-lawn-tolerate/
Always Green can help by providing a prompt pest and disease treatment(s) to stop brown spots from spreading. We also offer free guidance, advice, and answers to your questions.
Please call us (813) 818-7022 or complete our Get Quote Form to setup an appointment for a free quote for our quality lawn fertilization and pest control. To learn more about Always Green, click on About Us
Mosquito biting
Our Always Green Pest Management website (our sister website for indoor pest control) recently published an article about reducing the mosquitos population by using practical tips to remove standing water around your home. Reducing the mosquitos population is a critical topic in light of the Zika Virus is spreading in Florida and just started in the Tampa Area.
We want everyone in the Tampa Bay area to focus their efforts on preventing mosquitoes from breeding. Always Green recommends you read the entire article, click on Mosquito Control in Tampa to learn how you can help. We want to eliminate the spread of the Zika Virus in Tampa Bay.
Always Green is ready and able to assist you with your mosquito problem by offering our effective Mosquito Control treatments that remove mosquitoes from around your home and yard for approximately 30 days depending on environmental conditions such as rain and the wind. To learn more about our mosquito control, click on Always Green Tampa Mosquito Control Services. Please note, our mosquito control treatment doesn’t replace recommendations to eliminate standing water to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.
Always Green Mosquito Control treatments should be deployed in conjunction with preventive mosquito measures such as mentioned in our article entitled Mosquito Control in Tampa.
Please download and print the flyer entitled Mosquito Bite Protection in Florida as a great resource from the Florida Department of Health.
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