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FAIRY circles Fungi? #921396

Asked November 04, 2025, 2:09 PM EST

How does one treat a lawn with muliple fairy circles?

Stark County Ohio

Expert Response

Fairy circles in your lawn are rarely a part of Halloween decor. Here is a good article from Minnesota about them and what to do: https://extension.umn.edu/news/understanding-fairy-rings-your-lawn , and it even includes a link to turf articles. Another similar one is found at https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/fairy-rings/
Bottom line is most are mainly a cosmetic issue so unless you find them troublesome, you can just leave them alone.

Suzanne, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Thank you for allowing us to help you with your gardening questions. Here are some other helpful websites: BYGL Newsletter: http://bygl.osu.edu/ OSUE FactSheets: http://ohioline.osu.edu State Master Gardener Volunteer website - http://mastergardener.osu.edu Replied November 04, 2025, 11:37 PM EST

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