Take-all root rot is a warm-season turf disease affecting zoysia, Bermuda, and St. Augustine grasses. Symptoms include yellowing, thinning turf, and black, rotten roots. Proper irrigation, ...

When spring and summer rains combine with heat and humidity, we can expect the resurgence of warm-season turf diseases. One disease that is always present but really makes itself known in our ...

Q: Does this look like Take All Root Rot? I’ve already treated for insects two weeks ago. The grass pulls loose easily. A: I’ve dealt with TARR in my own St. Augustine for 30 years. I’ve seen it in ...

Q: We have alkaline soil and heavy shade. Cotton root rot has become a real problem. What can I plant beneath our live oaks that will also be highly resistant or immune to the root rot? A: Cotton root ...

DEAR NEIL: Does this look like Take All Root Rot? I’ve already treated for insects two weeks ago. The grass pulls loose easily.

Dear Neil: Does this look like Take All Root Rot? I’ve already treated for insects two weeks ago. The grass pulls loose easily.

Dear Neil: I had the Take All Root Rot you described this spring. I put down sphagnum peat moss, but the spot has grown larger. I recently had new St. Augustine sod planted, and the dead spot is ...