Fairy ring management: a straightforward approach

Once considered a devastating disease, particularly of new bentgrass and bermudagrass greens, the integration of new field research and new products into turf programs has today made fairy ring management a relatively straightforward task. Fairy ring (as well as localized dry spot, with which it is frequently associated) is most prevalent on newer bentgrass and bermudagrass greens, tees and fairways, though Poa annua and other cool season turf types are occasionally affected. Light-textured soils and soils with heavy thatch layers…