What’s the deal with the rings? Do I have faeries? Should I never walk into them at midnight?
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The blog of Luther M. Siler, teacher, author and local curmudgeon
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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
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Wait, seriously? They’re actually called fairy rings? 🙂
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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.
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So curious to see the feedback you get…
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Wikipedia has a pretty good article on fairy rings with or with out toad stools.
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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.
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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.
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septic tank?
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No, city water and sewage. I think the fairy ring theory is right.
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😀 fairies definitely prefer chlorinated water ;-), you have some with some excellent pearly whites is my bet…
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I was thinking septic tank too…lol I just looked up fairy rings. They are actually a ‘thing’
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the microbial world is hilarious sometimes, fungus for the win 🙂
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Always best to stay on the good side of the Fair Folk, so, you know…watch your step!
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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.
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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)
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Sugar, all over the lawn. Check.
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Or perhaps they’re appearing in hopes of being part of the next novel?
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