At the lawn or landscape bed / Sanford, NC (any turf or landscaped ground)
Fairy ring lawn and landscape fungi observation (Type I/II/III, zero edibility) — Sanford, NC.
Identify the fairy ring type in a Sanford-area lawn, then apply cultural fixes or route damage to Cooperative Extension. Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $90 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- ProofRing type identified: I dead grass, II green, III mushrooms + Mushroom ring never identified for eating, zero exceptions + Cultural fixes applied: aeration, thatch reduction, deep watering + Type I damage confirmed by soil-wetting test before action + Persistent or severe damage routed to Cooperative Extension + Suspected ingestion routed to Poison Control immediately
- Open until2026-12-26
- Levelentry
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Identify the fairy ring type in a Sanford-area lawn, then apply cultural fixes or route damage to Cooperative Extension. This standard's own source article was written from the exact Lee County Extension office serving this city. A ring of dead, dark-green or mushroom-bearing grass in the lawn has not been identified by type.
Offer to pay $90. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.
Safety, read before you claim
No special training is needed. Never judge any lawn mushroom edible or taste one, whatever a foraging guide says; for suspected ingestion call Poison Control 1-800-222-1222 now, and send persistent turf damage to Cooperative Extension, not a DIY fungicide.
The full safety list for this job:
- Lawn-grown mushrooms carry a risk wild-forest foraging guidance does not address: an unknown history of herbicide, pesticide, or fertilizer application on that exact ground -- one more reason this packet never identifies a lawn mushroom for eating.
- A Type I ring's water-repellent soil layer is confirmed with a simple test (pour water on the ring and watch whether it beads or runs off) before any corrective action, never assumed from appearance alone.
- Fungicide use for fairy ring works better preventatively than curatively per the cited source, and this packet never names a product or a rate; that decision goes to Cooperative Extension.
- Keep children and pets from handling or eating any mushroom found in the lawn while the ring is documented.
- This packet is independent of and not affiliated with North Carolina Cooperative Extension or Gail Griffin: named as the real, verified home of this standard's own source article, not an endorsement or partnership.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Bring
- A camera or phone for photographing the ring, any mushrooms, and turf condition
- A watering can or hose for the soil-wetting repellency test
- A garden fork or core aerator for cultural correction
- A notebook or phone to log the ring's type, size, and date first observed
Steps
- 1. Walk the lawn and photograph the ring's overall shape and diameter, plus a close-up of the turf condition along its edge.
- 2. Classify the ring by NC State Extension's own descriptions: Type I (brown, wilted, dead grass), Type II (dark green, faster-growing grass), or Type III (a ring of mushrooms or puffballs with little to no turf change).
- 3. If any mushrooms are present, photograph them for documentation only; never identify, taste, or handle-for-eating any mushroom found in the ring.
- 4. For a suspected Type I ring, pour water on the affected turf and observe whether it beads or runs off rather than soaking in, confirming the water-repellent layer before recommending correction.
- 5. Apply or recommend cultural management: remove any buried stumps/roots/woody debris before reseeding a damaged area, aerate to improve water penetration, reduce thatch, and adjust irrigation (more during drought, avoiding extreme nitrogen or water swings).
- 6. Record the ring's size and condition on a return visit; if damage persists, worsens, or covers an unusually large area despite cultural correction, route to Cooperative Extension rather than guessing at a fungicide.
- 7. If a person or pet is suspected of eating a lawn mushroom, call Poison Control (1-800-222-1222, US) immediately and keep a sample for expert identification.
What counts as done
- Ring type identified and photographed: Type I (dead/brown grass ring), Type II (dark-green ring), or Type III (mushroom/puffball ring), per NC State Extension's own descriptions
- Any mushroom found in a Type III ring recorded as observed only, never identified as edible under any circumstance
- Cultural management applied or recommended where relevant: buried debris removal, aeration, thatch reduction, and irrigation adjustment, never a DIY fungicide
- For a Type I ring, water-repellency confirmed with a simple soil-wetting test before recommending any corrective action
- Persistent, worsening, or unusually large fairy-ring damage routed to Cooperative Extension by name rather than treated with an unlabeled or guessed fungicide application
- Any suspected ingestion of a lawn mushroom (human or pet) routed to Poison Control (1-800-222-1222, US) immediately, with a sample saved for expert identification
Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.
What is promised, and what is not
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