On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 11:32:53 +0100, "Elaine MacGregor"
wrote:

~Could anyone please tell me of an organic way to kill moss on a small, damp,
~north facing lawn. I have spiked it, added sand to improve drainage and fed
~it but so far no improvement.
~The moss is very pretty but when it dries out in the summer I am just left
~with a brown mess.
~
well I've lost half a lawn this winter to moss. I literally have no
grass left on the worst half of it, though it was mostly due to having
a teak garden seat on it - not enough light got through. I raked a
binlinerfull out with a lawn rake (£4 B&Q) then tried to use a
borrowed hollow tined aerator (not much good as it kept clogging) and
in a week or so (now it's rained) I'm going to rake again then reseed
with shady lawn seed. Hard work though!

Next year the seat gets put on the path overwinter.

I suspect that if it's really bad, hiring a scarifier will clear the
moss and thatch (and make it look terrible) but you can then top dress
with compost and sand, reseed with shade seed and have a good grass
lawn by midsummer with not a chemical in sight.


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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