Orange Residue????

[SJH Landscaping]

Everytime I cut this one customer's yard I get this orange residue all over the mower and other equipment. Could it be pollen or a fungus? I don't know.:confused:

[1grnlwn]

It's a fungus called rust. Does not do a whole lot of dammage but will thin the turf. I cut 3 yards with it today. One of them was mine.

Mark

[SJH Landscaping]

How do you treat it?

[CMerLand]

Fertilize the lawn. Rust attacks turf, primarily perrenial rye growing under low fertility. You can treat with a fungicide but not really necessary, and collect the clippings when you mow to remove the pathogen.

[SJH Landscaping]

Thanks for the Info.:)

[1MajorTom]

Here is a link to learn more on rust disease.

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/turf/publications/rustdisease.html

[Gravely_Man]

Have you checked into this? Is it in fact rust disease?


Gravely_Man