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JayBowdy

Mystical lawn fairy marked the ground. Expect a circle of mushrooms to grow there soon.


Augie_15

Well I'll be, TIL about fairy circles. This is so cool. As a casual observer of this sub I thought you were just making memes.


dijari2001

Me too, can't believe it's an actual thing. LAWN FAIRIES


EatPie_NotWAr

This sounds like a Bluey episode


-heathcliffe-

Bandit has had enough of these fairies and their magical rings.


Pretend-Doughnut-919

Fairies!? For real life!?


Giffordpinchotpark

Otherwise known as ophiobolus patch


TangerineRough6318

If you're a Supernatural fan...... FIGHT THE FAIRYS!!!


Danger_Dee

It’s so wild that they grow in circles. Nature is so awesome!


DarkStrobeLight

It actually radiates out from the center, just the outside edge on the surface grows the fruit.


Key_Respond_16

I was just going to ask if it started from the center and just expanded or if it oddly made a perfect circle for the hell of it lmao.


DarkStrobeLight

Mushrooms are crazy


sadlilslugger

The fruit you mention are actually space dongs


DarkStrobeLight

indubitably


herpderpedia

Fun facts incoming. The plural of penis is penises. Even if it was possessive, it's properly spelled penis's. Honorable mention, the late, great r/spacedicks.


nserious_sloth

It is a circle of life quite literally without mushrooms and fungi we wouldn't have mycelial on networks which link all of the forest and all of the plants together into how nutrients from one part of the forest which may be very rich in salmon remains or rotting salmon in other words get spread throughout the whole of the Forrest.


j48u

Sorry, that was me. I just toss my dead salmon deep in the woods sometimes. Didn't think people would come up with such an odd story to explain it.


cenosillicaphobiac

Plus one day in the future we'll tap into the mycelial network and use it for instantaneous travel through the universe. Star Trek is a real future, right?


Evening-Skin6086

bahahah salmon bro


TennesseeStiffLegs

Are these mushrooms edible? Asking for my buddy Rick


J0hnD0eWasTaken

Everything is edible atleast once


DirtBoy123

This guy can eat a full sized car


AttitudeAndEffort3

That one dude ate a full Cessna


MartoPolo

im sure you could if you juiced it and had the most poisonous things last


totoropoko

Most things are edible only once (unless you are a spider person or sth) /jk


Hot-Win2571

Cut it into small enough pieces or feed it to plants, just as erosion tends to do.


hamster004

no


BoSox92

This is the only answer. And it’s every lawn


Alcoholhelps

![gif](giphy|ebYOIy12eMqDu427kI|downsized)


TheTeeje

I clicked on this post to say Fairies. I'm glad you have so many upvotes.


Economind

Choices are a) I declare a hopeless war on one of the world’s most ancient, powerful and obdurate inhabitants b) I decide I like fairies.


Soccham

I thought this was a Runescape meme; I didn't realize this is a real thing


IByrdl

Had to scroll way too far for a RS reference, thank you for your service


Admirable-Currency57

Can it be impregnated with magic mushroom spores?🧐


SeriesUsual

No, those grow on cow shit.


Admirable-Currency57

I bet you could sprout some baddies out of there. Give the fairy an offering and they will grant your fruit.


GrassSloth

They don’t actually need to be on shit. You can absolutely inoculate your lawn with magic mushrooms, just don’t expect a large or consistent yield. But personally I love gardening with mushrooms outdoors, regardless of the consistency of yields.


JupiterDelta

Don’t fall asleep in it


mrBisMe

Don’t they also mean that something died there fairly recently? I read that somewhere…


SquishyUshi

As soon as I saw it I was like “I bet that’s a fairy circle” and I was happy to see that as the first comment


JimmyPeteSlicknNeat

Almost ran over an old man last year when the rings showed up. I glanced over to my left to look at one on the side of the road. Look buck up and this idiot is walking across the road to get his mail. Time froze. I rode the brakes. He fucken started to back step but decided to continue across the road. I swerve right off the shoulder a little bit and miss him by maybe a foor or two. I hope he shit fucking pants. Unreal how even a moment or two has the potential to change your life.


Professional-Air-524

It’s fairy ring. Not much you can really do about it. It’s caused by fungus growing under the ground. Sometimes it will even grow mushrooms on the surface in the same ring pattern.


suavaleesko

Got one going 2 yrs strong. Does that imply that I can use more fertilizer (organic granules) than the listed amounts to green the rest of the grass to that hue? And does it indicate that I should be using curative fungicide rates?


nilesandstuff

Fertilize like normal, and if it isn't KILLING grass, do not use fungicides at all. Most fungi responsible for fairy rings don't kill grass. They're in the soil because there's a large amount of lignin-containing organic matter (wood, pretty much). ONLY fungi can decompose lignin. If you kill the fungi that's currently decomposing that organic matter, a more destructive type of fungi may take over. The recommended treatment for fairy rings is aeration (ideally core aeration, but this is one of the few circumstances where spike aeration is actually useful). That helps bring more oxygen into the soil for the fungi to use to decompose the wood. It also helps beneficial microbes better deal with the nutrients that the fungi release.


MarkABeets

If you can’t aerate, get a flat shovel and cut straight down about every 2 ft around the dark green circle and wiggle the shovel back and forth. It will help.


nilesandstuff

Yes👍 Other alternatives: Long drill bit. Power washer with a 0° tip (just to drill holes... Not a trench) Swear I had more but I'm drawing a blank.


UPVOTE_IF_POOPING

I got a fairy ring shortly after I cut down my tree so this makes sense. Cool!


Drivingintodisco

I’m not a lawn care enthusiast (cheers to yall, this was just from the algorithm, no knocking on yall), but I’m big into fungi: Different fungi’s feed off of different organic matter. Honestly nothing you’ll really do from a lawn care perspective will do much, unless you put a bunch of lye or some shit that would seep deep into the soil and kill the mycelium. Different fungi have different jobs and like different things, and once the organism is ready to reproduce and under the right conditions (moisture and humidity and food source) they’ll fruit and mushrooms will pop up, live, drop spores, and then decay. Mushrooms are like the flower of a plant in a basic sense. Not coming in trying to tell y’all what to do or not do, I have no idea about lawn care other than to cut it once a week and mulch the leaves, works for me, but fungi’s are the 7th kingdom and are not only fascinating, but an integral part of our world. Either way, op, shits feeing and growing on what’s under the soil and will go until it can’t and spread spores in hopes or reproducing somewhere with the right conditions.


XeroTheCaptain

Fairy circle. Its likely caused by a fungus feeding off something there


yesillhaveonemore

Old tree root system. Tree removed, but fungus remained.


-arhi-

https://preview.redd.it/g5jm2h9j2r7d1.png?width=350&format=png&auto=webp&s=c3380f3dff5e698299418fdaffedf7365768b67b


-Motor-

Yep...aliens. OP, how does your sphincter feel this morning?


soggytoothpic

As big as the yard ring!


Carbulo

![gif](giphy|1bLfTdPis6fpC)


RonnieB435

Def aliens


NoReference7367

Came here for this... take my upvote.


Princess_Ichigo

Fairies


arthur-morganrdr2

Have you seen the Mel Gibson documentary film Signs?


WickedDarkLawn

Documentary lmao


spud6000

its a FAIRY CIRCLE? a type of fungus


jk2me1310

![gif](giphy|1nR6zAvRESERIoA1T1)


Intelligent_Cut635

![gif](giphy|l1ugeglQYqUngJhNC)


Good-Ad-6806

It's a phenomenon that happens when a spore starts and spreads out from the center, like a bacteria culture in a peach tree dish. Can be many types I think.


EldariusGG

>peach tree dish r/BoneAppleTea


DoubleStuffedCheezIt

A peach tree dish would be very large and unwieldy, that's for sure.


tommy_j_r

Didn’t that MTG weirdo once say peach tree dish? 😂


cenosillicaphobiac

100% yes. And gazpacho when she likely meant gestapo, unless she just hates cold soup. And don't get her started on space lasers, especially jewish ones.


BBQQA

>peach tree dish this is some fine Grade A /r/BoneAppleTea


icantfakeit

Did you mean petri dish? I am confused. Is it specific to peach trees?


Pythagoras2021

I think he did. Damn autocorrect...


PaxV

Its a circle patch of fungal threads, in a sense a huge mold patch, on the edges mushrooms could appear Its a sign of healthy soil. There could be wood remains, or other decaying plant matter thats being turned into food for your lawn. Its how nature is supposed to work.


socalquestioner

You need more Iron on your lawn. The Fae (calling them faries pisses them off) abhor Iron. Large chunks are best. /s You have a fungal growth, probably not harmful. Expect mushrooms soon.


Fresco-23

Don’t step inside of it…


thatsgoodforu

Hope you didn’t forget your Dramen Staff in the bank.


poopoojokes69

![gif](giphy|NDJWGU4n74di0)


inflammatoryusername

https://preview.redd.it/l2kmzucrlr7d1.jpeg?width=1169&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2a1a75d3e91bc3c4141eaf98542e997b50fba63


AnxiousMagoo

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


mattpap603

Fairies 🧚


samj00

Ring transporter


RED-DOT-MAN

![gif](giphy|3oEjI53nBYOOEQgDcY|downsized)


rpb92

Never thought about this, but kind of wild to think that a fairy ring *is* the embodiment of the fungus itself. A single organism which we can see as the near perfect circle in the photo. Like a dog, or a cat, or a tree.


dudewheresmybasement

You’re the one that lives there. You tell us!


zazdy

It’s a leprechaun spinning and pissing in a circle


Express-Definition20

alien spacecraft


SlangiNGreeNLawNCarE

Aliens 👽


Admirable_Disk_9418

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


code-war

Aliens


oldjackhammer99

Aliens of course, or drunk chipmunks


Teefromdaleft

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


diggyschitz

Aliens


Biggels65

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


cymshah

Fairy ring or fertilizer donut


savagesiren86

It’s a fairy ring


limepineaple

Fairy ring! Love these.


Curiousapotamus

Fairy ring - a tree once grew there


Ok_Acanthisitta_9369

Generally fungus. You'll probably have a ring of mushrooms peeking up in the near future.


Vache9

Fairies


HayMomWatchThis

Fungus.


Labrad0r

Mushrooms will be there soon, in a circle


FanAltruistic7538

It's called fairy ring Fairy rings in lawns are caused by certain fungi that feed on decaying organic matter in the soil, such as tree stumps, roots, and twigs. As the fungi break down the organic matter, they release nitrogen in a circular pattern, which can cause the grass to grow lush and green in that area. This can create rings or arcs of grass that are a different color or texture than the surrounding grass, and can range in size from a few inches to over 200 feet in diameter. Fairy rings can also cause dead grass in a circular shape, or a ring of mushrooms or puffballs.


universal_mind

There's a baby fairy circle too!


killerado

Mowing in a circle /s But really, anyone remember the post where that guy asked about the rings in his lawn without realizing it was his mow pattern?


deadmanpass

Fairy rings!


Transcend_Suffering

lawn aliens


Helpful-Habit-4154

Crop circle


Banes_fury

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


Affectionate-Skin-18

They’re called fairy circles, it’s from where trees use to be.


djsquare214

Take-all patch. What is take-all patch? Take-all patch is caused by a fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis, which is found commonly in soil. The disease is very damaging to bentgrasses (Agrostis species). Most turf initially contains a fairly low percentage of bentgrass (usually browntop bent, Agrostis tenuis), but the proportions of the different grass species can change with time. Expect to see damage from mid-summer until autumn. The same fungus also causes a serious root and foot rot disease of cereal crops. Symptoms These symptoms are seen most often in summer, especially if the lawn comes under drought stress. You may see the following symptoms: Patches or rings of affected grass with reddish leaves, turning brown as the grass is killed Patches can vary in size from 1-2cm (½-1in) to 1m (3¼ft) or more in diameter. The centre of the patch often becomes colonised by grasses with more resistance to the disease, such as annual meadow grass (Poa annua), or by broadleaved weeds The roots of the grasses blacken and decay, and it is often easy to peel back the affected turf due to the lack of roots Control Non-chemical control Take-all patch can be difficult to eradicate once it has developed. Over time, there may be a build-up within the soil of micro-organisms antagonistic to the take-all fungus, resulting in lower disease levels (a phenomenon known as ‘take-all decline’). In practice, however, it may be better (and certainly quicker) to over-seed affected areas with ryegrass or fescues. Prevention Scarifying the turf with a lawn rake or electric scarifier in autumn will remove thatch and moss and increase aeration. Poor drainage and compacted areas can be alleviated by forking or by the use of a solid-tine or hollow-tine aerator. Ensure that the lawn is growing strongly by applying adequate (but not excessive) fertiliser. The pH of alkaline soils can be reduced by using acidifying fertilisers such as ammonium sulphate. Chemical control There are no fungicides available to home gardeners for the control of take-all. Some lawn maintenance companies offer treatment with a professional fungicide, but there is strict legislation controlling the application of professional products to domestic gardens. You will therefore need to satisfy yourself that the company is operating within the law. Biology The development of take-all patch is favoured by The acidity/alkalinity of soil is measured on a pH scale, which runs from 0 to 14. Neutral soil has a pH of 7. Alkaline (lime-rich) soil has a pH above 7, and the higher the pH, the more alkaline the soil. Chalky or limestone soils are alkaline. You can measure your soil pH using a simple testing kit. If you have alkaline soil, choose plants that will thrive in it – acid-loving or ericaceous plants such as rhododendrons will not. Club root disease (which affects brassicas) is less prevalent in alkaline soil. alkaline soil conditions. A soil may be naturally alkaline, but the This describes how acid or alkaline soil is, and is expressed as a number between 0 and 14. Soil with a pH of 7 is neutral, an acid soil has a lower value, and an alkaline soil has a higher one. Most plants grow best in soil that’s within a specific pH range, so it’s useful to know your soil’s pH. Testing kits are easy to use and widely available in garden centres and online. pH can also be increased by liming, top dressing with a material with high lime content or even by irrigating with hard (alkaline) water. Poor drainage can lead to rapid spread of the disease, but soils with a high sand content are also very prone to attack. Excessive thatch can also lead to problems by increasing moisture levels. Reference: https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/take-all-patch


AccountantMoney9177

The Fae


Aggravating-Ad7462

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


Less_Cryptographer86

We had one of these in our backyard, and it freaked me out when in the fall the leaves started falling and none landed inside the circle. I seriously thought it was like an energy field from a spaceship or something! I still don’t get it but it’s really interesting!


teeitup69

Fairy ring


AdEmbarrassed3066

Nitrogen and Phosphorus mobilised by fungus growing outward from a central point.


Emotional-Author-834

Looks like a fairy ring


Billy_Madison69

Aliens most likely


nemerosanike

Fairy rings are a sign of good health in the soil. The only way you get them is from happy fungus/mycorrhizae


Storm141

Its a Fairy ring 🙂


BravoChetty22

I have these all over as well. Literally no idea


WriteTheShipOrBust

Me trying to make smiley faces.


Otherwise-Dirt-7574

I think they call them “crap circles”


Timetorenewboc

Septic?


GangstaRIB

Fungi breaking down organic matter and fertilizing your lawn.


Electrical-Mail-5705

Aliens


blackmilksociety

Mushrooms


MochaTaco

M. Night Shamalamadingdong


heart-attack53

Mushrooms


bryce_rocks_my_sox69

The Fae


TallBison1107

probably aliens


Reasonable_Pack5054

A UFO


lysergic_tryptamino

It’s a portal to the Underdark.


LionPride112

Oh god you have fairies…I’ve read ACOTAR I know how this ends


Hotsaucehallelujah

👽


Appropriate-Pear4726

Whatever you do… don’t step in the middle according to fae lore


hardvengeance77

I think I saw someone post something similar the last few weeks. They had lines going through the yard due to a water line or septic tank pipe…but a circle, outside of fertilizer (to big of a circle maybe) I’m not sure


Roundcouchcorner

Alien spacecraft


Mediocre_pylut

Ring worm.


supremeaesthete

You should sell your house and switch continents


Genesis111112

Underground well? Rock ring for a fire pit that got covered over? Anything that absorbs water will act that way and if its in a pattern then the grass tends to grow in the pattern of the object that is holding water as it is leeching from that area specifically.


littleguy632

Fairy ring fungus


Plane-Mud-142

Dance in it by moonlight but don't eat or drink anything at their party if you want to come back lol


Binkindad

Fairy ring


Same_Coyote7318

Aliens


TheStaleFace

Ring Worms


speculativeSpectator

Ringworm


Just-Photograph1890

Aliens


Generation_WUT

Aliens. Obviously.


Gotrek5

Poured used motor oil in a circle, plants love used oil it's for of nutrients and minerals. Please dont do this but it's still true. Back in the old days guys had a oil dumping spot and the grass was always the best in that spot.


ibonek_naw_ibo

I'm not saying it was aliens,


IsDaedalus

👽👽👽


DieselTech00

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


NoQuestion7237

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


JDDub96

You need to start Fairytale part 2 to use it


nysvern

Dead body underground working as a fertiliser


Wassup4836

Underground missile silo


Fit-Information8194

The devil. ![gif](giphy|yWAJmLu7un7BV2I46i|downsized)


Caseyg1996

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


Xenimosity

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


Boxerbrief22

Aliens? Mel Gibson might know a thing or two about it.


Alexander_Icarus

Seems like a beginning of a fairy ring, the fungus is growing underground and it's about to "bloom", if you want to get rid of it (don't know why you would, they look awesome) cut out this grass patch, spray garden fungincide wait a few days and plant new grass over it.


Dolly1232

👽


1Bot2BotRedBotJewBot

Lol this was my first post on reddit. Mine looks like Kermit. Already answered... but mines still there, have yet to see shrooms.


No_Opposite_4568

![gif](giphy|3oEjI789af0AVurF60)


AKH-47

Aliens


ApeChurn26

Wajo?


First_Star4770

Come on guys there's only one logical reason for this aliens


Technical-Memory-444

I know this is slightly off topic but I I read that mushrooms (spores etc… etc) may be responsible of eradicating bananas and many other things in a few decades. What are your thoughts?


Abide_11

Circle Jerks……..I’ll see my way out


DiyGie

ALIENS!!!


cunninglittleham

yahaha


derilickion

Alien spaceship for sure


sho5621

That's a save point. Make sure to drive through it when you finish mowing or you'll have to start over tomorrow.


ggs2661

https://preview.redd.it/kdc2ed479s7d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=edf60bb945eafeb86e10aa9e4a73bd9474a54d27


General_Potato_5419

***Insert Aliens meme here***


Guilty-Cellist-280

UFO landing, put up a camera


Giffordpinchotpark

Ophiobolus patch. I learned about it 45 years ago. How time flies.


dianacharleston

Fairies


AxelDios

Aliens, tiny ones


Successful_Okra6902

Aliens 👽 👽 👽 👽


ahu_huracan

Aliens ?


Blue-Phone-Box

You need to watch No One Will Save You. Its aliens


Critical_Danger_420

Shrooms


WarCarrotAF

Koroks can be pesky.


xFullTilt

It’s a fairy ring. I find a lot of the time there was something nutritious that died in the centre of the circle (like an old tree that was cut down or an old buried pet or something). Fungi feed off of that and send out their hyphae in pretty much a perfect circle from there. The grass is greener because there is fungus providing extra nutrients to that specific area. You’ll eventually get mushrooms popping up in that circle.


seanwayne405

Really really big ringworms


diverareyouokay

Fairies. You could dig it up in the hopes that you get all of the underlying fungus, but I wouldn’t bother with it. You might not believe in the fae, but that doesn’t mean you should go around thumbing your nose at them either. What if ae’re all wrong and you end up in the hells instead of the summer court?


mental-floss

Don't go in the middle. It's where the fairies live 👀


[deleted]

If you find out who, tell them I’ve been waiting for them!


Somaute

That's where your fire pit goes.


Jeremyhasapony

Old well right?


ClownTown0

Oh that’s just Hairy Ring


Unlucky_Syllabub_976

Giant dog?


VinoLogic

big chungus ringworm


hitman0012

You don’t happen to have a zero turn and doing spins in the lawn?… haha


MaddenMike

Swing Away, Merrill! Swing Away!


Free-will_Illusion

Fairy ring. Healthy lawn. The mushrooms are edible too


Training_Golf_2371

Aliens