Gardeners beware!
September is one of the most pleasant months of the year. From a gardening perspective there is usually relief as the long hot dry days of July and August gives way to the cooler misty and shorter days.
Autumn maintenance will be on your mind and the scarifier should be in action and combined with the aerator the top dressing and seed this yearly makeover will ensure quick recovery from summer stresses and you can look forward next year to a fine sward.
However, September can be a decidedly dodgy time for the lawn. Early morning misty dew with warm sunshine is a superb breeding environment for a host of diseases. Some of these, like Red Thread are more of an unsightly irritation and fairly easily dealt with.
Fusarium though is a bit more complex and if your a Greenkeeper something that is always on your mind.
BIGGA (The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association) and the STRI (The Sports Turf Research Institute) offer great advice and the two sites should definitely be book marked for reference.
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