Will Scotts fungicide get rid of red thread?

Question

I used to have a nice green thick yard and then one morning I saw some yellow patches and noticed that It was red thread. I was mowing the grass at 3 inches, Watering only twice per week in early morning (5 AM). The grass gets fertilized 5 times per year by a professional company. Everything was fine until we got 3 straight days of rain with little to no sun. My question is, Will Scotts fungicide effectivly remove the red thread from my yard? I have no kids, no pets and I am not worried about any potential hazards from the fungicide.

( I live in upstate New York)

Answer 1

As RScott once said to me Fluffer, "I beg to differ" The right fungicide "will" infact eliminate a turf disease or fungus or cause it to go inactive and procede to control further infection. According to Scotts data on fungicides, the data on their product called "AllBan" will control, and render "redthread" inactive. Make sure that this is truely the disease you have, as this product will only control 13 different turf diseases. Their other product called "FungoFlo is primarily used as an ornamental tree and shrub fungicide and not intended for turf use. If you do choose to use AllBan, treat the whole yard walking a pattern as if you were mowing the lawn. Be sure to get full coverage and as Scotts states, repeat this application again in 14 days as an added prevention. After the first application, you should see the bright featherlike fungi attached to the top of the grass blades start to turn to a dull pink color. This will show you that the application is starting to work its magic. My own personal choice when it comes to turf fungicides is a product called Ortho "Multi-Purpose Fungicide Daconil 2787". It contains the chemical "chlorothalonil" a leading fungicide.This water soluble fungicide controls over 130 different diseases in trees, shrubs, and turf grasses and is used by landscape professionals and golf course maintenance crews throughout the country. It can be purchased at any Walmart, Home Depot, or Lowes garden center for less than $20.00 a pint. It comes in a concentrate form, and will go along way. I have used Daconil hundreds of times on redthread with a 100% success rate.. Iam giving you a couple of links, one on the Scott product (scroll down to bottom of page 5 right hand column) and one on the Daconil 2787 for your added viewing... Good luck!
http://www.scottsprohort.com/_documents/tech_sheets/AllBanFlo_SpecLabel.pdf
http://www.epinions.com/content_105989770884

**Billy Ray**

Answer 2

Five times a year and you have red thread? It's usually a low nitrogen disease. Hmmm.

OK, the rain did not help! It thrives with moisture, low nitrogen, and a thick thatch layer. Eliminate one of the above the and disease should be gone......should be. Check your lawn for thatch layer! Also check the lawn for proper drainage, could be it need to be core aerated to get oxygen down into the soil.......and at the same time break apart some of that thatch!

As for fungicides, you know they don't "cure" they just prevent, or try to prevent the spread. I'm not sure but perhaps
carbendazim would help, if it's still on the market. Fungicides come and go so frequently.

Answer 3

Scotts Fungicide

Answer 4

No none of scotts professional fungicides say on the label that they will control red thread