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The single greatest contributor to lawn stress (which also contributes to fungal disease) is mowing too short. You should be mowing at the highest setting on your mower. Mowing height should be at least 3.5 inches, but higher is better if possible (we prefer 4-4.5 inches). You should never mow more than 1/3 of the grass blade...