Dollar Spot
Preventative and curative control
By Scottie Hines, CGCS
It finally looks as if Old Man Winter has left the building…or at least we all hope he has! It seemed like the month of May would never get here, however, here we are, the start of May!
Now is the time to start thinking about spring and summer diseases. It always seems that Dollar Spot is the first of the summer disease to rear its ugly head. Dollar spot is easily controlled and rarely kills Midwest turfgrass but it sure can make things look ugly with the foliar damage associated with it.
For preventative and some curative control of Dollar Spot, Quali-Pro Enclave is an excellent choice!
Enclave® | Quali-Pro®
Flowable Fungicide
Quali-Pro’s Enclave Flowable Fungicide is a patented, broad-spectrum fungicide that gives a powerful weapon in the war on fungal diseases in turfgrass and ornamentals. Contains 28.7% Chlorothalonil, 9.4% Iprodione, 9.4% Thiophanate methyl, 2.8% Tebuconazole. Available in 2.5 gallon bottles.
Other Takeaways
- Delivers effective, long-lasting protection from anthracnose, brown patch, dollar spot, snow mold and broad range of ornamental diseases.
- The first product of its kind in North America, formulated with Combination Chemistry®
Product Type: Professional
Use Sites: golf courses, commercial turf, landscape ornamentals, nursery, greenhouses
Effective Against: dollar spot, brown patch, anthracnose, snow mold, blights, leaf spots, powdery mildew, rust diseases
Active Ingredients: Chlorothalonil 28.7%, Iprodione 9.4%, Thiophanate methyl 9.4%, Tebuconazole 2.8%
Use rates: For 14 – 21 day control Enclave should be applied at 3 – 4 oz./1000 sq. ft. Apply at 7-8 oz./1000 sq. ft. for 28 day control.
For preventative control on golf turf only of Dollar Spot, Quali-Pro Flex-Guard is a great option.
Flex-Guard | Quali-Pro®
Fungicide
Flex-Guard is a preventive contact fungicide for golf course use that provides control of multiple diseases, including dollar spot, brown patch and leaf spot. The active ingredient, Fluazinam, is the only turf fungicide Classified by FRAC in Group 29. This unique class of chemistry, along with its multi-site mode of action, translates to minimal risk of fungicide resistance. When partnered with Chlorothalonil based fungicides, it provides season long contact protection.
- Contains 4.17 pounds of fluazinam per gallon
- Unique multi-site contact active ingredient, with no known resistance
- Excellent control of dollar spot and other listed turf diseases
- Label allows for 12 applications per year.
Product Type: Professional
Use Sites: Golf Courses Only. Tees, greens, fairways and roughs.
Effective Against: Dollar Spot, Leaf Spot, Brown Blight, Brown Patch, Anthracnose, Gray & Pink Snow Mold and other listed diseases
Active Ingredients: Fluazinam 40%
Use Rates: Apply Flex-Guard at 0.5 oz./1000sq. ft. for 14 day control.
Enclave and Flex-Guard are very effective at keeping your turfgrass clean of dollar spot damage when used according to the label. Both are excellent broad-spectrum choices for disease control.
Enclave has a 14-28 day spray interval and Flex-Guard has a 14 day spray interval.
As both chemistries are listed as effective against multiple diseases, follow label directions and rotate your chemistry for a disease-free lawn, fairway or sports field.
A 1993 graduate of Penn State University with a B.S. in Agronomy (Turfgrass) Scottie Hines has been working in the golf world in some manner for over 35 years. Having been at several top private golf clubs including Laurel Valley Golf Club, Oakmont Country Club, Baltusrol Golf Club and, most recently, Windsong Farm Golf Club.
He was an assistant golf course superintendent for three U.S. Opens (’89 Senior, ’92 women’s and ’94 Open) and a superintendent for the 2000 U.S. Amateur.
When not on the greens, you can find him at the local curling club, cheering his children on to victories while wearing his kilt.
Scottie joined Tessman Company as in inside sales person in 2018.