Saw this today in giant planters and we love it, but can't find it to purchase. Anyone have any? Thanks,Chris

>>Their recommendation has been to increase our watering (every other day, 30 minutes per zone at 5am and 5pm.) I think your lawn service is looking for business because that's a quick way to make red thread explode. Red thread is most active in cooler temperatures (70 degrees or below) with lots of water, and in underfed turf. There are exceptions. Cut back your watering frequency, but increase the amounts. Target, ultimately, would be 1" of water a week, delivered in one watering. For now, cut back slowly to avoid shocking the lawn--add an extra day between waterings. In two weeks, add another. Keep extending the time you water to put more water down. By the end of the season, you should have added 3 or 4 days depending on how much longer the weather holds. Fungicides are not recommended because red thread usually doesn't kill the lawn, it's merely extremely unsightly. Grass crowns aren't generally impacted and the grass will re-grow blades when the stress levels drop. Plus we really don't want to breed a fungicide-resistant red thread...

I posted some photos two days ago but the link went to an error page, and later, the post disappeared. I think they were having problems over the weekend (but a similar link worked fine on the Garden Photo Gallery so maybe it was just the Cottage Garden forum).

It's possible. Can you bring the camera up to 3 inches away? Take the picture in the shade or on a cloudy day with no flash. What is your watering regimen? How often and for how long do you water? Or how often have you been getting rain?