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Lawn problems
Hi, is there anyone out there who can help.
i have an explosion of a yellow orange chantrelle type fungus in my lawn.
it has suddenly appeared and is taking over, what is it and how can I get rid of it.
the lawn had silver birch trees around it about twenty eight years ago and was a "natural lawn" when we bought our house.
all suggestions welcome please
thanks
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Pennypat, sounds like a fairy ring of toadstools and the cause will be wood roots left in the ground after removing the trees. I cut some trees down and it is impossible to dig out all the root which rot down and produce mycelia or mushroom type spores. I found brushing them off as soon as they appeared and before they spawn got rid of them but it took about three years. There are no sprays for them and apart from digging up the lawn and getting the old rotted wood out not much you can do. I gave a weekly cut, used feed and weed and as I said brushed them off as soon as they showed. Sorry no quick fix available for that.
Frank.
Many thank for that, I wasn't aware the fairy ring toadstools came in any other colour than white.
these pesky things appear once a year usually autumn when it's damp, the ground isn't very well drained, but we do cut and apply feed and weed regularly.
are you sure there is not easy remedy......?