As everyone has seen, we have several areas of Fairy Ring on many of our greens. Fair Ring is primarily an aesthetic problem, however if left unchecked it can damage the turf. We have been treating each area as it arises with the traditional method of spot spraying it with a fungicide and watering it in with using a wetting agent. This has been working pretty well, but with growing conditions at a peak the turf is growing through its nutrition (fertilizer) quickly and new rings has been popping up. Not to worry, I have been tweaking our fertility and using some other treatments trying to stay on top of the Rings. The pathogen that causes the Rings is always in the soil, we only see the symptoms when conditions are right, or should I say slightly off?
Again, for the most part the rings pose little more than aesthetic problems, unless neglected.
Here are some pictures of three different rings in different stages.
Here is a fresh ring that was treated today.
Below is an older ring that was treated late last week and begining to heal.
Below is a ring that was treated earlier last week and is nearly gone.
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