"gary davis" wrote in message
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big snip

It always helps to have more information about a problem in
order to
offer corrective (hopefully) suggestions. I could have misread your
original
post also.
So, the moss you have is growing on bare soil (and not on the
lawn)
between flowers and such.

Yes.

A question:
Have you tried turning the moss over so that it is buried?

Yes. It gives temporary relief.

I would
think the deeper (within reason) the better.

I cannot go deep at all, since my topsoil is barely 6" above shattered
sandstone bedrock

Moss does like acid soils and
one would think that by adding some lime to the soil after turn in
would
help.

My soil is somewhat acid, but not remarkably so. I have been keeping
a couple of patches thoroughly limed for growing Dianthus. The moss
problem is not significantly better there.

If for some reason you cannot turn the moss over then try
covering it
with sand. The moss must be totally covered. I can almost
guarrantee....guarranttee...that this will work but I can't even
spell
guarrantee...

One "r". {:-))
At my age, covering the garden with an inch or more of sand is not an
option.

I don't think that moss can be eradicated simply by adding
fertilizer.
Except maybe in my case where the grass grows higher. It's a
combination of
things...and each case has it's own corrective solution.

I have now found a chemical which looks as if it is going to be
helpful:
"Algon". Sold as an "organic algae control". The bottle claims it is
good for eradicating algae, moss and lichen. I have ried it on an
algae -infested drive. It worked a dream. I have tried it on a
substantial patch of moss on a stone wall, and it has killed the moss.
I hope the effect will be long lasting!

Unfortunately the bottle carries no information at all about the
nature of the active ingredient.
Does anyone in urg have any experience of it?

I will try giving my moss chicken pellets for lunch. I wonder
whether
an infusion of that stuff, watered on the walls, will help.
Roll on a dry day so that I can try it out.

Franz