Being a golf course superintendent, it's a difficult job to "turn off" when I'm away from the Club. For example, this afternoon, I was drawn to these Type II fairy ring patches (there are a total of 3 types of fairy ring) at the Piggy Wiggly grocery store in Dillard GA.
First off, this has to be one of the last Piggly Wiggly's left in the South. I thought they went out of business years ago. Regardless, Fairy Ring is caused by a fungus in the soil.
In this case, type 2 is relatively harmless and the fungus leads to this pattern of nitrogen release, creating a darker green circle of turf. Type 1 will kill the turf in this pattern and finally, Type 3 fairy ring typically has mushrooms mixed throughout the turf in addition to the dark green grass in a circular pattern. In all cases, the soil often becomes hydrophobic and repels water. This leads to other issues that can be stubborn to treat.
First off, this has to be one of the last Piggly Wiggly's left in the South. I thought they went out of business years ago. Regardless, Fairy Ring is caused by a fungus in the soil.
In this case, type 2 is relatively harmless and the fungus leads to this pattern of nitrogen release, creating a darker green circle of turf. Type 1 will kill the turf in this pattern and finally, Type 3 fairy ring typically has mushrooms mixed throughout the turf in addition to the dark green grass in a circular pattern. In all cases, the soil often becomes hydrophobic and repels water. This leads to other issues that can be stubborn to treat.
UPDATE: I'm told by a source close to the situation that Piggly Wiggly is alive and well in the Birmingham, AL area.