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Episode 07 · Lawn diseases
Disease Season Is Here
Damp, mild autumn weather brings fungi and disease. How to spot red thread, fusarium and the rest, and what keeps a lawn healthy enough to shrug them off.
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About this episode
Mild, damp autumn weather is ideal for fungal disease, and the same patches tend to be hit year after year. In this episode we describe how to recognise the common ones, including red thread and fusarium, and why they take hold in lawns carrying thatch, poor drainage and shade.
Treatment is only part of the answer. We cover the conditions that let a lawn resist disease on its own: good air movement, a thin thatch layer, balanced feeding and morning dew that clears rather than sits.
The voices on this podcast are AI-generated. The lawn advice is not. It comes from Ian Kenyon, who runs Shrekfeet Independent Lawn Professionals and sits on the UK Lawn Care Association committee.
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