"john" wrote in message
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I recently purchased a home. On the side of the yard there is a thick moss
problem that has probably been unattended to for years. When I look at it
there is very sparse grass and thick moss. In fact, right now in the north
east it is starting to thaw. i can lift the moss up in sheets, maybe 3 and
four feet square in size. Underneath, left behind is nothing but the soil.
I
was going to hit the moss with a moss killer but now i wonder , with such
little grass left behind, if I am better off just lifting all the moss and
planting new grass in the spring. On the fringes there is more grass than
moss and it kind of clings to the ground, so I was thinking of hitting
that
area with the moss killer. What do you guys think I should do?? All
recommendations will be considered.

Since everyone else is 'tap-dancing' around your original question, I'll
give it a shot.

If the grass is that far gone under the moss, it sounds like you have little
choice but to replace it.

I'd remove all the moss/grass, till, level, and lay new sod. Done.