Take-all root rot is a name for turf that dies from the roots in Florida sand. The page for a lawn that is already gone is when to resod. We do not diagnose this disease, we do not sell a fungicide, and this page is not a treatment menu. It is the word, so you know we will not pretend a spray ticket is the job.
Sandy lots around North Port drain fast and then stress the grass when the water is wrong. Roots fail for more than one reason: a dry zone, a scalp, shade, or a disease someone else can name. We will not assign this name from a brown patch in a photo. If a lab or a turf specialist uses it, that is their finding. Our finding is whether grass is still in the ground.
What it looks like on a yard
What homeowners show us is a lawn that yellows and then goes, often in a way that does not match a single missed mowing. The roots are the part we cannot see from the mower. We can see bare sand, weeds, and a mat that lifts. That is the resod test. Dirt and weeds means the lawn is over. Grass that is still there and only long is a mowing problem, not a disease page.
New sod does not cure the reason the last lawn died if that reason is still in the yard. A zone that does not run will kill the replacement. All-day shade will kill Floratam again. A low spot against the slab needs grade, not a disease label. We regrade for the install. We do not install French drains, and we do not treat roots with a product this company does not sell.
What we do about it
If the ground is dirt, weeds, and old root mat, we pull that out, grade water away from the house, amend sand that will not hold moisture, and lay new sod. The installed range is $0.85–$1.75 per square foot. That is a range, not a bid. If the grass is alive and only thin from a short cut or a missed week of water, we do not tear it out to honor a disease name.
Ask a specialist if you need the disease confirmed. Ask us if the lawn has to be replaced or if it still has grass. The split is written on when to resod.