Please report back. According to the report the corn meal treatment
should kill the fungus in 3 weeks. That gives your lawn the month of
September and maybe more to recover.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> I found enough corn meal to cover half of my test patch. It is now applied.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 5:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Information Needed on Cause of Lawn Circle
>
>
>> I think you'll see the effect of the detergent and water next spring.
>> In the meantime get some corn meal.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Hi Chuck,
>>>
>>> I did not have the corn meal at hand, but did have the detergent readily
>>> available. That is why I decided to do a test patch. If I can turn up
>>> the
>>> corn meal I will go that route, especially if the detergent and water
>>> have
>>> no effect.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 4:00 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Information Needed on Cause of Lawn Circle
>>>
>>>
>>>> I think they're complimentary. Step one is to use the corn meal to kill
>>>> the fungus (any fungus). Any other steps (fertilizer and deep watering)
>>>> only serve to facilitate the regrowth of the grass in its competition
>>>> with the fungi. The cornmeal is cheap. I'd do both starting with the
>>>> cornmeal.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>> Thanks for the reference, Charlie. I think I could have either Brown
>>>>> Patch
>>>>> or a Fairy Ring problem. Both are covered in your linked reference.
>>>>> They
>>>>> make reference to penetrating the area to allow deep watering and the
>>>>> use
>>>>> of
>>>>> a wetting agent. One response on the LUG was to broadcast a dry
>>>>> detergent
>>>>> over the area, which, with watering, could accomplish the same thing.
>>>>> I
>>>>> suspect that the "detergent" approach might be better that using corn
>>>>> meal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Charles Geilfuss" <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:30 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Information Needed on Cause of Lawn Circle
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim,
>>>>>> I'm a little late here, but that looks like classic "Brown Patch".
>>>>>> More
>>>>>> info here:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.american-lawns.com/problems/diseases/brown_patch.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hadn't heard about the corn meal treatment but I may suggest it to
>>>>>> my
>>>>>> neighbor who has a bad case of it in his backyard this year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Charlie
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Jim Nichols
>>>>>> <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>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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