"On 5/20, the sun finally came out! I called your office to get my grass sprayed. Five minutes later, your truck was at my house. Excellent service! Thank you One Step, thank you Paul!"

Harold, Rochester

"Healthy, dense lawns absorb rainfall six times more efficiently than a wheat field and four times better than a hay field. Sodded lawns can absorb 10 to 12 times more water than seeded lawns, even after two years of growth, thus preventing run-off erosion."

Disease Control

Lawn Diseases

Of all the pests that damage lawns, fungus diseases are one of the most difficult to tame. There are hundreds of diseases that can infect your turf. Some are relatively harmless, others can destroy an entire lawn in a very short time.

Disease travels by foot, water and air

Fungus spores spread on the wheels of lawn mowers, on the shoes of children, on the droplets of rain that bounce from plant to plant during rain or watering, or blow like microscopic seeds across your lawn. Every lawn has disease organisms. The trick is not letting them get the upper hand.

Prevention is the best cure

To reduce disease, keep the lawn healthy and growing with proper feeding, mowing, watering, and thatch control measures. Some grass types are much less susceptible to fungus attacks. Consider planting disease-resistant varieties when you seed.

With treatment, control is the goal

Disease treatments do not usually eliminate the disease from the lawn. Instead, they suppress activity for a period of a few days to several weeks. The goal is to keep the disease in check long enough for the grass to recover or the weather conditions to change. Often, several treatments are needed.

Are They Really a Threat?

Some of the more common diseases facing residents of Western New York include; snow mold, rust, dollar spot and red thread. Most of the common diseases are weather-related. Some of them require control and some don't – most of them can be handled through good cultural practices.