Zoysia Patch

     Some of you might have notice some thinning areas in fairways and tees in the Zoysia grass.  They will be circular areas that can be a few inches in diameter to 10 feet in diameter.  This is a cool season disease that affect Zoysia grass.  When the temperatures warms up the disease goes away or the Zoysia grass out grows the disease. This disease is most troublesome in the Fall and Spring of the year.  Cool wet conditions the disease thrives. You can spray to control the disease but it is expensive.  In severe areas we do spray but for the most part we let the warmer weather take care of the disease.   Here are a few pic's showing the disease.

 #9 Fairway about 12 inches in diamater

 #17 Blue Tee  takes up the front part of tee

 Notice the orange ring.  This is were the disease is active