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Sep 2026

Why Fall Fertilizer is the MVP Treatment for Northwest Indiana Lawns

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Fall fertilizer for Northwest Indiana lawns is not just an end-of-season treatment. It is one of the most important parts of a full-season lawn care program, especially after a difficult spring and summer filled with heavy rain, humidity, lawn disease pressure, heat stress, drought stress, and thinning turf. For many homeowners across Lake County, Porter…

perma-green identifies lawn disease- identifying correctly is critical and why local expertise matters

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Aug 2026

Northwest Indiana Lawn Recovery Starts This Fall

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Northwest Indiana lawn recovery starts this fall for lawns that were weakened by heavy rain, humidity, lawn fungus, heat stress, drought stress, compacted soil, or thinning turf during spring and summer. This has not been a normal lawn care season across Northwest Indiana. Many homeowners saw grass that looked healthy in spring suddenly turn patchy,…

brown patch lawn disease is identified for nwi homeowners

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Aug 2026

Brown Patch Lawn Disease: Symptoms and What Causes It | Perma-Green

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Brown Patch Lawn Disease: Symptoms and What Causes It Brown patch is the fungal disease we’re seeing most across Northwest Indiana lawns this wettest summer on record, and it’s a strong match for the exact conditions this season has produced - warm temperatures, high humidity, and grass that stays wet for extended stretches. What Brown…

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Aug 2026

Dollar Spot Lawn Disease: Symptoms and the Fertilizer Connection

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Dollar Spot Lawn Disease: Symptoms and the Fertilizer Connection Dollar spot is one of the fungal diseases we’re seeing frequently on Northwest Indiana lawns this season, and it comes with a detail that sets it apart from the others: it’s closely tied to how well-fed your lawn is. What Dollar Spot Looks Like The disease…

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Aug 2026

Necrotic Ring Spot: Symptoms and How It Differs from Brown Patch

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Necrotic Ring Spot: Symptoms and How It Differs from Brown Patch Necrotic ring spot is one of the fungal diseases that gets mixed up with brown patch more than any other, and this wettest summer on record is exactly the kind of season where telling them apart actually matters - the two diseases don’t respond…

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Aug 2026

Red Thread Lawn Disease: Identification and Causes

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Red Thread Lawn Disease: Identification and Causes Red thread is probably the most visually alarming lawn disease homeowners run into, simply because nothing else in a typical lawn looks quite like it. It’s also one of the fungal diseases we’re seeing this wettest summer on record across Northwest Indiana, particularly in fescue lawns. What Red…

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05

Aug 2026

4 Types of Lawn Fungus in Northwest Indiana (And How to Tell Them Apart)

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4 Types of Lawn Fungus in Northwest Indiana (And How to Tell Them Apart) If your lawn has fungus this year, you’re not imagining that it’s worse than usual. Northwest Indiana just had one of the wettest summers on record - and that’s created a perfect storm of exactly the conditions fungal disease needs to…

05

Aug 2026

Lawn Disease Symptoms: How to Tell If It’s Fungus, Heat, or Something Else

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Lawn Disease Symptoms: How to Tell If It’s Fungus, Heat, or Something Else A lawn that looks stressed right now could be dealing with one of several different problems - and they don’t all have the same fix. This has been one of the wettest summers on record, creating a perfect storm of conditions for…

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Jul 2026

Lawn Disease Alert: A County-by-County Northwest Indiana Guide

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If your lawn looks worse this summer despite watering more than usual, you’re not alone - and you’re probably not doing anything wrong. Northwest Indiana has had one of its wettest stretches in over a century, and a wet, humid summer creates the exact conditions lawn disease needs to spread: constant leaf moisture, heat, and…

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Jun 2026

June Lawn Care Tips for Northwest Indiana

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It’s our annual blog, June Lawn Care Tips for Northwest Indiana, and this year is already seeing some unique challenges! In some ways, it’s a typical NWI summer. Spring growth is slowing, summer heat is building, and lawns across Lake County, Porter County, and LaPorte County are beginning to show what kind of season they…