If you’ve ever stumbled across a perfect circle of mushrooms growing in the grass and felt a weird urge to […] ...

Has a circle of mushrooms popped up in your yard? These "fairy rings" can actually harm your lawn, but can baking soda get rid of them? We asked an expert.

Answer: This arrangement of mushrooms is called a fairy ring, and you don't see a perfect ring like this very often. It occurs when a fungal spore lands in a spot and begins to grow.

In the garden, that material can be decaying bark mulch, buried woody debris from land clearing, stumps, logs, or poorly maintained and water-stressed lawns. ... Fairy rings are another matter.

Type III fairy rings are the most well-known for their magical history and peculiar image. At first glance, a patch of mushrooms in the middle of an open, plain field can seem normal, like nothing.

Fairy rings are most commonly seen during the warmer months. It is usually during this time of year when north Florida receives most of its rainfall.

As noted in the Sept. 24 Home & Garden section, this fall has been a good season for several kinds of mushrooms, including giant puffball and stinkhorn. Fairy rings have been spotted in Q-C Skip ...

Fairy rings are the above-ground evidence of fungal happenings below. Mycelium -- fungal threads -- grow underground and when conditions are right (when the rain begins), mushrooms pop up overnight.

According to The Missouri Botanical Garden, about 50 species of fungi are known to produce fairy rings. Fungi growing below the soil surface cause fairy rings.