What’s the deal with the rings? Do I have faeries? Should I never walk into them at midnight?
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They are fairy rings. We have them too. Ours have tiny white mushroom. http://www.spring-green.com/fairy-rings.aspx
Wait, seriously? They’re actually called fairy rings? 🙂
We have massive fairy rings here in Jersey. The fairies have been known to move large granite rocks over a mile in distance, in one night. Seriously, it’s in a local history book. These rings on your lawn look identical to ours.
So curious to see the feedback you get…
Wikipedia has a pretty good article on fairy rings with or with out toad stools.
Underground the fungus rhizomes move outwards year by year, so each year your fairy ring will be a little bigger, they do, eventually, disappear – at least they did from my parents lawn.
One of them– the one that is most obvious in the picture– has actually drifted away from the driveway over the years. I feel like the size is roughly constant, though.
septic tank?
No, city water and sewage. I think the fairy ring theory is right.
😀 fairies definitely prefer chlorinated water ;-), you have some with some excellent pearly whites is my bet…
I was thinking septic tank too…lol I just looked up fairy rings. They are actually a ‘thing’
the microbial world is hilarious sometimes, fungus for the win 🙂
Always best to stay on the good side of the Fair Folk, so, you know…watch your step!
Ah, fairy rings. Gotta love those fungi. My dad used to sell a product that aerated the fairy rings. Not sure if it really worked. Basically, it was like a giant fork that punched holes in the ground. I never did pay much attention to see if it even helped.
If you don’t want the fairies to kill your grass, you need to give them an offering–they like gold and sweets. (wink, wink)
Sugar, all over the lawn. Check.
Or perhaps they’re appearing in hopes of being part of the next novel?