Controlling and Killing Moss in Lawns, Lawn Moss Removal
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Moss in lawns can be a big problem in the garden. Many lawns suffer from an invasion of moss especially those in shady gardens. Moss in grass can keep the lawn looking green during dry weather, but generally it does look unattractive and most keen gardeners will want to remove it.
HOW TO GET RID OF MOSS IN LAWNS?
There are all kinds of cultivation measures that you can take to kill garden moss in lawns, like scarifying and aerating the lawn, improving drainage, not cutting the grass too closely, feeding the grass regularly to keep it growing strongly and reducing the amount of shade in the garden by pruning trees and bushes.
You can usually remove a lot of moss from a lawn by raking it out, or scarifying, its surprisingly loose - but this depends on how large your lawn is and the amount of energy that you have to spare.
This can be done by hand with a rake or by using an electric or petrol powered lawn raker.
CHEMICAL LAWN MOSS KILLERS
If these actions fail to work then you may have to use a chemical garden moss killer.
There are many products available in Garden Centres and online which provide excellent results in thetreatment of Lawn Moss.
WHICH IS THE BEST MOSS KILLER TO USE ON A LAWN?
The only real chemical that is available to kill moss is Sulphate of Iron, also known as Ferrous Sulphate, Iron Sulphate or sometimes Soluable Iron. It has the chemical formula FeSO4. Iron Sulphate is the active ingredient in lawn sand and commercial mosskillers. It is also sold as a fertiliser.
When buying a lawn moss killer look for one that also feeds the lawn. This will save you time in applying a second product and will also boost the growth of the grass as moss dies.
HOW TO APPLY A LAWN MOSS KILLER FOR MOSS REMOVAL
Always read the instructions when applying a moss killer or any weed killer and wear gloves to protect your hands.
Do apply the chemical evenly - ferrous sulphate acidifies the soil. If unevenly applied ferrous sulphate will create pH variations which can affect the growth of grass in your lawn and may even result in an increase of moss in the future, and in the meantime may leave unsightly black black patches on your lawn. It can be applied using a fullel supplied with the moss killer or by using a weed and feed wheeled spreader.
Leave at least 4 weeks between each application of moss killer.
WHEN TO APPLY MOSS KILLER TO A LAWN
A ferrous sulphate moss killer is most commonly applied to a lawn one or two weeks before scarifying or raking out moss. then when the moss dies and becomes dry it is easier to rake out.
If applied in late autumn or early spring lawn mosskiller can inhibit growth of moss on lawns thus reducing the amount of moss that will need to be removed during the summer months.
Iron Sulphate is limited as to the depth of moss that it can kill - so try to treat moss before it gets deeper than 2 centimetres. However if the moss is thicker than that killer the top layer will prevent light getting to the moss and will inhibit growth.
Treatment with a lawn moss killer can be repeated every 4 to 8 weeks during the winter months to prepare the lawn for spring.
SEEDING LAWNS AFTER TREATMENT
If you are overseeding bare patches of lawn, leave at least 24 hours after applying the lawn moss killer.
Garden Grower Gardening Advice
Advice about applying moss killers for lawns. Lawn Maintenance using scarifiers, raking and Ferrous Sulphate. How to get rid of moss on lawns and grass, lawn moss killer for lawns.