Luckily, mosses are very shallow-rooted plants, so immediate removal is not particularly hard.
While moss is not harmful to your grass, you may want to remove it for aesthetic reasons.
Here is your ultimate guide to getting rid of moss in your lawn.
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A brisk raking with a bow rake or aleaf rakemay pull the moss from the soil.
This will work best when the lawn is moist.
Raking several times from different angles is the best way to loosen moss from the soil.
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Another remedy is touse dish soap to kill moss.
There are also commercial horticultural soaps, such as Safer brand, that will kill moss.
Do note, iron sulfate will not kill your grass, but glyphosate will.
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For this reason, only apply chemical moss killers as a spot treatment.
To use, mix according to label directions (around 1 ounce per gallon of water).
This can help prevent future moss growth.
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Many people prefer to hire a professional service or rent a power dethatcher to do this labor-intensive job.
After dethatching, always perform an annualaeration.
When to aerate depends on the bang out of lawn grass.
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Aerate cool-season grasses in early fall and warm-season grasses in mid-spring to early summer.
In your tree pruning, strive to provide sunlight in those amounts.
Moss-infested lawns often haveacidic soil.
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Water tends to percolate slowly through overly clayey soils, and that can lead to visible puddling.
Poor drainage can be sparked by other factors in addition to clay content.
For example, if the lawn receives a lot of foot traffic (i.e.
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More serious drainage problems occur when the underlying subsoil is very dense and impermeable.
you’re free to also repeatedly top-seed using shade-tolerant grass.
Over a year or two, these areas will flourish as shade-tolerant and moss-resistant.
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After planting, follow recommended care procedures, especially when fertilizing.
Do remember no turfgrass species will thrive in areas of total dense shade.
Iron sulfate will kill moss but will not harm your grass.
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Iron sulfate is the active ingredient in chemical moss killer.
For example, moss may signal poor soil conditions.
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