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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Information Needed on Cause of Lawn Circle
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:51:12 -0500
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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
>> >> >>>
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
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>>
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>
>>Sonny
>>http://www.sonc.com
>>http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
>>Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>(+31.754164,-093.099080)
>>
>>
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>>
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>>messy bloodbath.
>>USA
>>
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