"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
Kay wrote:
In article , nambucca
writes

You have the makings of a fairy ring .......they are devouring my lawn
Remove every single toadstool and put in dustbin not compost
You may need in the end to take drastic measures like digging up the
entire
top 14 inches of soil and lawn and removing it

Eh? Why? That is complete insanity. "Brian" is quite right.

some idiot has left tree roots/stupms to rot underground and its that
which
is feeding the fungi

The fungi which make fairy rings are not the same ones that feed on
rotting wood!

Yes, and neither are (normally) harmful. A very few of the "fairy
ring" fungi will harm lawns, but the vast majority should be treated
as "Brian" says.

The vast majority of fungi are harmless in a garden, and some are
beneficial. Also, most of the harmful fungi do not produce large
fruiting bodies (toadstools).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

If Fairy rings arent harmful why on earth have I got several large
semicircular very bald patches a good 8 inches wide the outer edges have
much darker grass and occasionally small headed toadstools appear ranging in
size from 1/8th of inch to 3/4 inch

The info and pictures on the RHS website show bald patches just like mine

If I dig the soil out theres a fine white mycelial type growth