Baffling Moss Problem

11fernsroad

Hi
Our lawn has too much of moss last year.
Last year I did aeration and also top dressing.
Yet this year moss has come back.
Funny enough lawn under the shade shows no moss!!.
It is the area of lawn which is most exposed to sun that shows maximum moss and weeds.
What else should I do?

forgotmyname

Are there patches between the grass or is the grass fairly dense?

Tried a moss killer / lawn feed?

11fernsroad

I had used moss killer twice last year.
also did lawn feed once
there are small patches between.
But weeds and moss is taking over that patch of lawn

forgotmyname wrote: »

Are there patches between the grass or is the grass fairly dense?

Tried a moss killer / lawn feed?

wort

If the lawn in the shade is under a tree canopy, the tree will have roots under the grass which will absorb the water more , Moss likes the damp.

Apodemus

Also if the lawn that was exposed to the sun suffered from drought last summer, it could have filled in with moss over the autumn and winter. If that is the case, it may well all die again as the weather gets warmer and drier. But that will probably leave you with weeds rather than lawn...

madjackslam

Apodemus wrote: »

Also if the lawn that was exposed to the sun suffered from drought last summer, it could have filled in with moss over the autumn and winter. If that is the case, it may well all die again as the weather gets warmer and drier. But that will probably leave you with weeds rather than lawn...

This is really helpful and explains the excessive amounts of moss on my lawn (even though it hasn't been particularly damp this winter). Thankfully next door's chickens have scratched up all this moss in order to look for chafer grubs, etc, so it's now ready for resowing. :rotfl: