AllAboutLawns.com Reveals How to Beat Lawn Fungus During Cold Weather
Extreme weather patterns this winter have wreaked havoc on lawns across the country, leaving homeowners with a greater than ever need for assistance to maintain their lawns. In response to the situation, AllAboutLawns.com provides articles on seasonal lawn care.
(PRWEB) February 5, 2007 -- Extreme weather conditions this year have U.S. residents heading indoors and leaving their lawns in need of specialized care, according to AllAboutLawns.com, a comprehensive lawn and yard care resource (http://www.AllAboutLawns.com/). Meteorologists at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association report that the first two months of winter in 2006 saw lower-than-average temperatures in the Northeast and a wetter-than-average contiguous U.S.
AllAboutLawns.com's forum moderator and lawn expert Dawn West warns, "The big culprits behind winter lawn fungi are fluctuating temperatures and uneven melting. If the ground thaws but there's still snow cover, your lawn is at much higher risk for disease. Removing snow or spreading it evenly to encourage melting will help."
November 2006 was the wettest month on record for Seattle, with 15.63 inches of downpour. Less than three weeks after balmy 70-degree weather, New York City experienced cold weather, with a record low of 9 degrees this past December. In January, Washington experienced an unusual bout of freezing weather that shut down traffic and schools. The storm dumped snow across the U.S., hitting the Midwest particularly hard, which suggests disease for lawns nationwide.
At AllAboutLawns.com, homeowners will find information on seasonal lawn care. In particular, they'll find lawn care tips for the U.S. cities with the most extreme weather, such as information on Seattle lawns, New York lawns, lawn care in Chicago and Chicago snow fungus. Specific articles include:
During cold weather, and particularly during an extremely wet and cold winter like this year, lawn grasses are most susceptible to lawn disease in the form of lawn fungus. Some of these fungi become active at or near freezing temperatures, even without snow. Others destroy the grasses beneath the snow. Damaged patches may be limited to a few inches, but often extend to several feet in diameter. The grass blades change from green to light brown or grey, clinging together and matting down. The lawn disease may turn the affected areas a dirty white or pink.
AllAboutLawns.com is a comprehensive lawn and yard care resource. Visitors can ask staff questions in the lawn forum or benefit from hundreds of articles on seasonal lawn care, grass types, weed prevention, mowers and other lawn maintenance equipment.
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