Moss on Lawns

Article by: Doug Green

Just about right now, we start to see moss on lawns , Wood Furniture for the Outdoors: Durable, Dependable, and Pleasing to the Eye and the plaintive cry goes up, "How do we stop it?"Â

The first thing to understand is that moss is not going to survive in a healthy , The Truth About MTD Snow Blowers lawn. The existence of moss is a symptom that the lawn , Fast, Biologically Active, Highly-Efficient, No-Turn Composting-Really! is not in good shape.

Thicken up the turf. Thin grass , Pond Liners - Which One to Use? allows moss to thrive. Apply two pounds of grass , Maintaining Your Landscaped Yard seed per thousand square feet of lawn , How to Grow Ornamental Grasses every fall , Fast, Biologically Active, Highly-Efficient, No-Turn Composting-Really! to thicken up the lawn , Tomato Plant Care and mow existing turf at the highest mower , Fast, Biologically Active, Highly-Efficient, No-Turn Composting-Really! setting.

Moss also tends to invade lawns , Finding Garden Benches: Get the Perfect Look for Your Garden with fertility problems so the second thing to do is feed your existing lawn. , Miniature Roses Ensure it is getting a full two pounds of Nitrogen per thousand square feet and check how to , Water Pond Designs do this on websites or at your favourite garden , Our History with Blueberries - Reviving Their Home-Grown and Local Farm Status centre.

Feeding lawns , Start Planning for Your Backyard Water Garden or Pond at rates higher than two pounds per square foot tends to produce lush grass , Tomato Plant Care that overgrows and is more attractive to insects.

Overfeeding is also a major cause of thatch (note that thatch is another symptom of poor lawn , Problems With Peonies? management).

Moss is also created by excessive shade. If shade is the problem, either cut down the trees , Organic Gardening - A Growing Trend or substitute ground covers (like moss!) for the grass. , Planting Your Garden

Poor soil , Ten Considerations Before You Buy A Bird House drainage is another culprit and this excessive water , Wood Furniture for the Outdoors: Durable, Dependable, and Pleasing to the Eye creates conditions beloved of moss. The solution to this is fairly obvious - improve the drainage.

Finally, poor compacted soils , Dealing With Pests In a Hydroponic Garden support moss rather than grass , The Truth About MTD Snow Blowers plants. Aeration with a coring machine will help solve this problem as will keeping the lawn , How to Grow Ornamental Grasses roller off the turf.

The short term solution is to apply iron sulfate to the lawn , Waterfalls at rates recommended on the labels.

This will "burn"Â away the moss but the moss will return unless the underlying conditions are remedied.

A healthy , Your Garden - Growing from Seed lawn will not support moss.

Doug Green , Your Garden - Growing from Seed is the award winning author of 7 gardening , Easy Pond and Water Garden Construction books and the publisher of several ebooks. His home , How to Grow Ornamental Grasses page can be found at http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com and his blog at http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/gardens-gardening-news.html

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