midlands,
United Kingdom
I have a fairy ring developing on my lawn and would like to know the best course of action to remove it completely.
Many thanks in advance.
Regards TLG

26 Aug, 2010
Answers
Thanks Bamboo, have noticed quite a few of them over both lawns and wonder how concerned I should be. Seems like a lot of work to remove them, a job for the Autumn maybe late September early October ???
27 Aug, 2010
Yep, or midwinter, if the ground's not frozen - I take it you think there's something underneath there as well then!
27 Aug, 2010
Need to ask the client, but don't think so , its in the spores the soil has to be removed along with the mushrooms.. ? No ???
27 Aug, 2010
Well that's an old method of trying to cure it, but I have to tell you its largely unsuccessful with a true fairy ring. One of my clients had one, and the husband had, some years before, excavated to a depth of 3 feet and 6 feet square, got rid of the soil and replaced with new - still got a fairy ring! But I should add that he's aware of why - says there used to be a large tree there, none of which is now visible, but I'd guess the underground roots rotting slowly were the cause.
27 Aug, 2010
So far as I know, there is no cure for fairy rings, unless there's some new solution I haven't heard about, but yours isn't exactly a ring is it? What's underneath there, looks like something's caused a hump in the grass, possibly the woody remains of something? If there is something, removing that might resolve the issue.
26 Aug, 2010