Moss on Lawn

sim209

Yes scarifying will get rid of most of it if you do it enough but it is only one tool in combating moss growth. Moss in a lawn is a sign that the growing conditions for the grass are not ideal so combine scarifying with a good feed and some moss killer (this can be purchased in one combined product)

gamston

always get moss in my lawn, last October put some winter feed/moss killer, and again in feburay, been aerating the worst areas every month with one of these star tine aerator that you would tow behind a tractor (I push my one by hand) looks better but moss still there

Davesnave

DaftyDuck said:

There is really no simple one-stop fix.

Good. I don't need to feel guilty about not giving a b*gg*r then!

twopenny

I can ignor some moss but there's a lot this year. I decided to rake out as much as possible. I've not had great experience with moss killer since the old fashioned lawn sand went in favour of 'added value' stuff which killed the grass too.

Raking gives me the exercise & fresh air I'm missing, burns off a deal of calories, provides soft nesting for the birds and we'll see how effective it is. If it's back again later when I have a social life again I'm interested in the suggestions here. A couple of things I haven't heard of.

Green_hopeful

We use Mo bacter as well. We have heavy clay soil with lots of moss. The Mo bacter sprinkles on and within a few weeks the moss is gone. No black dying moss either. The first year we limed the soil first but I don’t know if that helped. The Mo bacter smells a bit organic until it rains or you water it in.  No nasty chemicals either. 

kah22

I envy you I have lawn on my moss