[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Dick Gross]

Marjorie, it sounds like a common area fungus, I believe but its name 
escapes me. It begins with a small dead spot with a circle growing larger 
and larger. I got rid of it in my yard by removing 4 inches of sod and 
replacing it with five inches of three quarter inch granite. Aha! I have 
it--Pearl Scale! It sounds like pearl scale.

There is an effective kill for the problem. Cut a small section bordering 
green and dead and take it to your local established nursery. They will know 
how to fix it. Most nursery employees will know what you have without the 
sample but, in my humble opinion, a home owner who is not on good speaking 
terms with his nursery specialist, is gardening in this desert under an 
extreme handicap.

Let us know what works, Marjorie.

Dick Gross, Master Gardener Volunteer
University of Arizona Maricopa County
Cooperative Extension


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Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:26 AM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


> marjorie mead
> 85048
> jcmmmead at cox.net
>
> our grass is dying, it started in one spot and is getting much bigger. 
> maybe there is something wrong in our soil. how or where can we get our 
> soil tested, and where do we get instructions to add bermuda grass seed to 
> start new growth, after we fix the soil.
> thanks
>
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