UMaine Extension expert offers advice on lawns statewide damaged by fungal disease due to drought - Cooperative Extension in Washington County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension

University of Maine Cooperative Extension plant pathologist Alicyn Smart recently began receiving reports of Maine lawns turning black in certain areas during the recent drought. Smart determined the cause is a fungal disease commonly known as “black lawn,” which is caused by the pathogen Cladosporium sp. It occurs when grass becomes stressed, such as times read more