Fairy Ring control

Yesterday we applied our first application of Fairy Ring control. This process takes two applications to complete and they occur one month apart. Fairy Ring shows up during the summer months on Bentgrass, but we must apply a fungicide preventively now in order to get optimal control during the summer months. Timing is everything in trying to control Fairy Ring. We must monitor soil temperatures in early spring to see when they consistently average temperatures ranging from 55-65 degrees over a five day period. Once we feel that this has occurred we apply the first application and water it into the soil, where the fungus will be active during the summer months.