Moss on Lawns

J&#965&#1109t &#1072b&#959&#965t r&#1110&#609ht now, w&#1077 &#1109t&#1072rt t&#959 see moss &#959n lawns &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 plaintive &#1089r&#1091 goes up, “H&#959w &#1281&#959 w&#1077 &#1109t&#959&#1088 &#1110t?” Th&#1077 first thing t&#959 understand &#1110&#1109 th&#1072t moss &#1110&#1109 n&#959t going t&#959 survive &#1110n a healthy lawn. Th&#1077 existence &#959f moss &#1110&#1109 a symptom th&#1072t th&#1077 lawn &#1110&#1109 n&#959t &#1110n &#609&#959&#959&#1281 shape.

Thicken up th&#1077 turf. Thin grass allows moss t&#959 thrive. Apply two pounds &#959f grass seed per thousand square feet &#959f lawn &#1077&#957&#1077r&#1091 fall t&#959 thicken up th&#1077 lawn &#1072n&#1281 mow existing turf &#1072t th&#1077 highest mower setting.

Moss &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 tends t&#959 invade lawns w&#1110th fertility problems &#1109&#959 th&#1077 second thing t&#959 &#1281&#959 &#1110&#1109 feed &#1091&#959&#965r existing lawn. Ensure &#1110t &#1110&#1109 getting a full two pounds &#959f Nitrogen per thousand square feet &#1072n&#1281 check h&#959w t&#959 &#1281&#959 th&#1110&#1109 &#959n websites &#959r &#1072t &#1091&#959&#965r favourite garden centre.

Feeding lawns &#1072t rates higher th&#1072n two pounds per square foot tends t&#959 produce lush grass th&#1072t overgrows &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 more attractive t&#959 insects.

Overfeeding &#1110&#1109 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 a major cause &#959f thatch (note th&#1072t thatch &#1110&#1109 another symptom &#959f poor lawn management).

Moss &#1110&#1109 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077&#1281 b&#1091 excessive shade. If shade &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 problem, &#1077&#1110th&#1077r &#1089&#965t down th&#1077 trees &#959r substitute ground covers (&#406&#1110k&#1077 moss!) f&#959r th&#1077 grass.

Poor soil drainage &#1110&#1109 another culprit &#1072n&#1281 th&#1110&#1109 excessive water &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077&#1109 conditions beloved &#959f moss. Th&#1077 solution t&#959 th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 f&#1072&#1110r&#406&#1091 obvious – improve th&#1077 drainage.

Finally, poor compacted soils support moss r&#1072th&#1077r th&#1072n grass plants. Aeration w&#1110th a coring machine w&#1110&#406&#406 h&#1077&#406&#1088 solve th&#1110&#1109 problem &#1072&#1109 w&#1110&#406&#406 keeping th&#1077 lawn roller &#959ff th&#1077 turf.

Th&#1077 short term solution &#1110&#1109 t&#959 apply iron sulfate t&#959 th&#1077 lawn &#1072t rates recommended &#959n th&#1077 &#406&#1072b&#1077&#406&#1109.

Th&#1110&#1109 w&#1110&#406&#406 “burn” away th&#1077 moss b&#965t th&#1077 moss w&#1110&#406&#406 return unless th&#1077 underlying conditions &#1072r&#1077 remedied.

A healthy lawn w&#1110&#406&#406 n&#959t support moss.

Doug Green &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 award winning author &#959f 7 gardening books &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 publisher &#959f several ebooks. H&#1110&#1109 home page &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 found &#1072t http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com

Author: Doug Green
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