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Old 08-10-2003, 11:13 PM
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Hi all

Its mushroom season here in Brittany and over the last few days a nice large
Fairy ring (one of several) has developed in the lawn.

http://members.aol.com/penphill/ring1.jpg

I don't mind it all that much but the grass has already suffered from this
years drought. Does anyone know if the mycaelium inside the ring, which is
about 7m across does any damage to the grass above it. I read that such rings
continue to steadily grow for years......

Phil
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Old 09-10-2003, 01:35 PM
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I doubt your fairy ring is damaging your lawn. It is so extensive that you
would have noticed the damage by now during an earlier stage of its growth.
Some fungi even seem to feed the lawn - the ring area is greener than the
rest of the lawn. However, your fungi are larger than those I've seen in my
lawn, so I would advise removing them by hand.
As far as I'm aware, there is no preparation you can use to remove/kill
fungi these days .. perhaps someone else can help there.
Fungi aside, it's certainly worth treating your lawn to a
scarifying/aerating/feeding regime. IF the fungi were capable of weakening
your lawn, good health would give it a fair chance of fighting back.
Spider
Pen Phill wrote in message
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Hi all

Its mushroom season here in Brittany and over the last few days a nice

large
Fairy ring (one of several) has developed in the lawn.

http://members.aol.com/penphill/ring1.jpg

I don't mind it all that much but the grass has already suffered from this
years drought. Does anyone know if the mycaelium inside the ring, which is
about 7m across does any damage to the grass above it. I read that such

rings
continue to steadily grow for years......

Phil



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Old 09-10-2003, 04:02 PM
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On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:25:55 +0100, Spider wrote:

Fungi aside, it's certainly worth treating your lawn to a
scarifying/aerating/feeding regime. IF the fungi were capable of weakening
your lawn, good health would give it a fair chance of fighting back.


And then you can enjoy a nice lawn and fresh mushrooms for breakfast.

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Old 09-10-2003, 06:03 PM
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On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 13:48:54 GMT, Tim Challenger
"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at" wrote:

On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:25:55 +0100, Spider wrote:

Fungi aside, it's certainly worth treating your lawn to a
scarifying/aerating/feeding regime. IF the fungi were capable of weakening
your lawn, good health would give it a fair chance of fighting back.


And then you can enjoy a nice lawn and fresh mushrooms for breakfast.


and psychedelic dreams with hot buttered toast
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Old 09-10-2003, 06:03 PM
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On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 17:52:52 +0200, martin wrote:

On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 13:48:54 GMT, Tim Challenger
"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at" wrote:


On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 12:25:55 +0100, Spider wrote:

Fungi aside, it's certainly worth treating your lawn to a
scarifying/aerating/feeding regime. IF the fungi were capable of weakening
your lawn, good health would give it a fair chance of fighting back.


And then you can enjoy a nice lawn and fresh mushrooms for breakfast.


and psychedelic dreams with hot buttered toast


They looked a bit like field mushrooms to me - but one can live in hope ;-)
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Old 09-10-2003, 07:03 PM
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"Pen Phill" wrote in message
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Hi all

Its mushroom season here in Brittany and over the last few days a nice

large
Fairy ring (one of several) has developed in the lawn.

http://members.aol.com/penphill/ring1.jpg

I don't mind it all that much but the grass has already suffered from this
years drought. Does anyone know if the mycaelium inside the ring, which is
about 7m across does any damage to the grass above it. I read that such

rings
continue to steadily grow for years......


Consider yourself lucky, because Fairy Ring is an eminently edible mushroom.

Since there is at least one non-edible species which has the same growth
habit, please do check and make absolutely certain that your soecimens are
true Fairy Rings befoere eating them. There will quite certainly be folk in
your neighborhood who will know for certain what you have on your lawn.

Franz



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Old 09-10-2003, 10:42 PM
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And then you can enjoy a nice lawn and fresh mushrooms for breakfast.


and psychedelic dreams with hot buttered toast


They looked a bit like field mushrooms to me - but one can live in hope

;-)

Fairy ring mushrooms don't have any mind-altering effect. We've had some
with our dinner tonight.

Mary
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Old 09-10-2003, 11:02 PM
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On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 21:32:25 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
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And then you can enjoy a nice lawn and fresh mushrooms for breakfast.


and psychedelic dreams with hot buttered toast


They looked a bit like field mushrooms to me - but one can live in hope

;-)

Fairy ring mushrooms don't have any mind-altering effect. We've had some
with our dinner tonight.


:-)


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Old 10-10-2003, 12:02 AM
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Thanks for all the replies regarding my Fairy ring and possible damage to the
grass. Glad to know it will be unaffected. Over here they are called "Rosée de
Pré" (Meadow dew" in English) and are now quiety being digested with an
omelette! There are still a few more to go at....

Phil


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Old 10-10-2003, 11:02 AM
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On 09 Oct 2003 21:46:33 GMT, Pen Phill wrote:

Thanks for all the replies regarding my Fairy ring and possible damage to the
grass. Glad to know it will be unaffected. Over here they are called "Rosée de
Pré" (Meadow dew" in English) and are now quiety being digested with an
omelette! There are still a few more to go at....


Phil



Edible mushrooms and puffballs are one of the things I certainly wouldn't
mind having in my lawn.

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Old 10-10-2003, 11:02 AM
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"Pen Phill" wrote in message
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Thanks for all the replies regarding my Fairy ring and possible damage to

the
grass. Glad to know it will be unaffected. Over here they are called

"Rosée de
Pré" (Meadow dew" in English) and are now quiety being digested with an
omelette! There are still a few more to go at....


The next thing you will want to know is how to feed them so as to maximise
the crop.

Franz


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Old 10-10-2003, 11:22 AM
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On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 08:55:20 +0000 (UTC), Franz Heymann wrote:


"Pen Phill" wrote in message
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Thanks for all the replies regarding my Fairy ring and possible damage to

the
grass. Glad to know it will be unaffected. Over here they are called

"Rosée de
Pré" (Meadow dew" in English) and are now quiety being digested with an
omelette! There are still a few more to go at....


The next thing you will want to know is how to feed them so as to maximise
the crop.


:-)
The gardener's disease.


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Old 10-10-2003, 12:33 PM
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from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:

Since there is at least one non-edible species which has the same growth
habit, please do check and make absolutely certain that your soecimens are
true Fairy Rings befoere eating them. There will quite certainly be folk in
your neighborhood who will know for certain what you have on your lawn.


Did you look at the picture? Agaricus campestris or A. arvensis I'd say
- certainly not Merasmius oreades.

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Old 10-10-2003, 07:22 PM
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Edible mushrooms and puffballs are one of the things I certainly wouldn't
mind having in my lawn.


Perhaps I should have a lawn ...

Mary

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If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we

would
be so simple that we couldn't.



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