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Know how to make your own lawn fungicide? Organic Fungicide for Your Organic Lawn Care NeedsNatural Fungicide Treats Fungal DiseasesTreating lawn diseases with organic fungicide or making your own homemade fungicide will get you on your way to a disease free lawn.Once you've diagnosed the problem accurately, you'll also need to know that turf grass diseases aren't always the same from year to year. Some years will be more severe than others. Lawn care practices using natural fungicides will be affected by weather conditions each year as well. Some diseases are only active in certain seasons, while others can strike at any given time. Fungal Diseases Harder To ControlFungal diseases are often spread by zoospores that are transported from one plant to another and from lawn to lawn. (They're really not little zoo animals at all!) Fungi grow in the infected plants and are able to penetrate the plant and reproduce rapidly. This makes them hard to reach.There are many good quality organic fungicides available in the marketplace. They may be categorized as being either contact - where they work on the outside of the plant, or systemic - where the fungicide works from inside the plants and are usually the most effective. Before buying any turf disease product, Jim and I recommend that you read the label carefully to know what directions to follow and if the particular product will control your specific fungus disease type. Homemade Fungicide IdeasWe did ask if you wanted to learn how to make your own natural fungicide.Here's an easy little recipe to try.
Another excellent fungal disease control is Corngluten meal. You can even make a simple tea with it as follows: Corngluten Tea
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