Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No pets, this one just consumes grass. ;-) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Saganich" <chs2018 at med.cornell.edu> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Information Needed on Cause of Lawn Circle > Part of the Fairy Ring family of lawn blight. The mycelium is rather > large. Lost any pets lately? > > > > At 10:51 AM 8/17/2009, you wrote: >>I concur that it comes from some sort of fungus. We had success against >>smaller circles by boradcast spreading dry detergent over the area. It >>was >>a cure that my parents used successfully, and it worked for us. I don't >>know why, but it does. Plain tide, without bleach or additives. Other >>brands may do. >> >> >> >> >>On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Chris Saganich >><chs2018 at med.cornell.edu>wrote: >> >> > Mushrooms >> > >> > >> > At 06:08 PM 8/16/2009, you wrote: >> > >> >> Septic tank? >> >> >> >> Leo Wesson >> >> Photographer/Videographer >> >> 817.733.9157 >> >> www.leowesson.com >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at >> >> lighttube.net >> >> >wrote: >> >> >> >> > Hi Douglas, >> >> > >> >> > The only structure that ever adorned these lots before our houses >> >> > was an >> >> > American Civil War earthwork on the opposite end of my lot, >> >> > overlooking >> >> the >> >> > roadside at that time. That disappeared forty years ago. >> >> > >> >> > Thanks for the feedback. >> >> > >> >> > Jim Nichols >> >> > Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" < >> >> douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >> >> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 3:09 PM >> >> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Information Needed on Cause of Lawn Circle >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Hi Jim, >> >> >> >> >> >> have you had very little rain recently? >> >> >> >> >> >> This looks like what happens when some kind of structure is at >> >> >> shallow >> >> >> depth below the surface. Both sides stiil get enough water from >> >> >> deeper >> >> >> in the ground, but above the structure everything dies off. Very >> >> >> useful >> >> >> for archaeologists but not so good for a nice green lawn. >> >> >> >> >> >> Could be an old wall or foundations, the rim of an old pond (hard >> >> packed >> >> >> clay), an old farm building or similar. >> >> >> >> >> >> If there's been a lot of construction work with pretty deep >> >> >> foundations >> >> >> being dug or pipelaying in the neighbourhood, it could mean that >> >> >> the >> >> >> groundwater table has fallen. >> >> >> >> >> >> We had a similar effect in our garden caused by "lenses" of clay >> >> >> and >> >> >> sand. These filled with rainwater and made circular areas that >> >> >> wobbled >> >> >> like quicksand. I had to dig a criss-cross of trenches almost >> >> >> 3-feet >> >> >> deep through the garden to get it draining properly. >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> Douglas >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Jim Nichols wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> I know there are many knowledgable people on these two lists. I am >> >> >>> looking for a hint on the cause of a circle of dead grass that is >> >> >>> very >> >> well >> >> >>> defined on my lawn and extends, faintly, into the adjoining lawn. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> I recall that a cherry tree once existed in this general area in >> >> >>> the >> >> >>> neighboring lawn. I had a maple in my yard that was damaged by a >> >> >>> wind >> >> storm >> >> >>> and removed. However, neither of these was near the center of the >> >> circle. >> >> >>> I have heard that maple roots can cause problems in grass, but no >> >> >>> previously-existing root circle matches what I now observe. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Anyone got a suggestion? >> >> >>> >> >> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Lawn+Circle.jpg.html >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Jim Nichols >> >> >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >>> >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >> >>> Leica Users Group. >> >> >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> >> >>> information >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> >> >> information >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Leica Users Group. >> >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> >> >> >>-- >>Regards, >> >>Sonny >>http://www.sonc.com >>http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >>Natchitoches, Louisiana >>(+31.754164,-093.099080) >> >> >>If you are wondering, the following abolishes Gmail ads. ;-) >> >>I enjoy the massacre of ads. 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