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Question: I live in the Pacific Northwest and as a result have a great deal of moss in my lawn. My question is: Should I treat the lawn with a moss killer and then use a dethatcher, or should I skip the moss and go directly to using a …
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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
Moss
QUOTE: Gardening requires lots of water…
Most of it in the form of perspiration
- Lou Erickson
If you have moss on your lawn then this can be a sign of two main problems. Either you have a drainage problem or poor nutrition.
With moss on your lawn you will need to remove as much of the moss as possible before you start to take action to prevent it from coming back again.
Aerating the lawn will help to solve the problem. There are various ways that this can be done.
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The best way to aerate your lawn is with a coring machine that actually pulls small plugs of approximately 2 inches from the lawn. It is possible to hire these machines or get a professional to do the job for you. Alternatively you can aerate your lawn by using a garden fork and punching holes throughout the affected area. This can be quite time consuming and tiring.
Another way to improve your lawn is to rake the lawn vigorously, and in doing so you will be removing the moss and any old grass clippings and other debris that is lying around. This procedure is called scarifying.
You can then use a lawn specific moss killer to kill off any moss that is left. It is important that you get a moss specifically formulated for lawns as ordinary moss killers can also kill your lawn.
As the moss dies it will turn black and the lawn might look unsightly for a while but once the moss has died you can scarify it again to remove the dead matter.
Scarifying the lawn will allow the water and fertilizer to reach the roots of the grass and improve the quality of your lawn.
In areas of your property where there is little or no sunlight and quite a lot of dampness, you might need to consider if it would be better to transform it into a garden that will cope better with the conditions than lawn.
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Thanks,
Annie
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Column by Jeff Ball Moss turns up in places where the grass is usually in lousy condition. It never appears in a lawn with thick, happy turf. Getting rid of moss is easy. Keeping it from coming back is the problem. …
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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
Weed Killer Damage
QUOTE: If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would ever get done
- Anonymous
If by chance you are using a weed killer and it accidentally gets on to your plants you should hose it off immediately.
The sooner you can do this the less chance of damage affecting the condition of your plant.
Sometimes while we are spraying elsewhere a wind can carry the spray to other plants and it won't be until sometime later that the damage from this appears.
This damage will appear as leaves that have become smaller, narrowed and twisted.
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Once this damage is seen there is nothing that can be done other than to remove the damaged portions of the plant and hope that more damage will not occur over the following days. Often a plant will recover if it has only received a light residual amount of weed killer that has blown over from a breeze. It really depends on how much weed killer it was exposed to and how big, or how durable the plant it. Some plants are a lot more susceptible to weed killer than others and only a small amount of exposure to this will be enough to kill the plant.
You really need to take care when using weed killer to ensure that none of it drifts to areas where it shouldn't be.
Only use weed killer when there is no wind and hold the sprayer close to the weeds so it will only go on them and nowhere else.
It is also wise to have dedicated containers for weed killer and other sprays in the garden as residual weed killer left in a container that you would use for other things in the garden could ruin your plants. If it is not possible to have more than one container for poison and another for other garden sprays then you should always ensure that you clean it thoroughly after use to remove all the poison.
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Annie
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To rid your lawn of moss rake out as much moss as possible. Prune low-hanging tree limbs that shade the area, lime the soil, spread a layer of compost over the area and reseed.
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Wet, cloudy, cool weather is conducive to algae and moss growing on walkways and decks. To remove it, scrape away as much as possible, trim low hanging branches shading the area and apply commercial moss removers such as zinc sulfate.
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Sagina subulata (Irish Moss)
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Until recently, most pre-emergence weed killers have been chemically produced, like Ronstar and others, but now we have a great organic alternative, and that is Corn Gluten Meal. Corn weed blocker is made from corn gluten. …
Source: Hilary
