I have two acres of lawn and it is very badly infected with moos I have
tried to remove it with sulphate of iron it kills it off and it returns the
following year as bad as ever
Ihave tried letting thegrass grow longer in th esummer totry to smother it
but again no real difference can any one help me with this problem I live
in Scotland

Make up your mind.

Is it moss or moose?

Removing moose can be very difficult.

How they got to Scotland is a mystery.


"john thompson" wrote in message
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I have two acres of lawn and it is very badly infected with moos I have
tried to remove it with sulphate of iron it kills it off and it returns
the following year as bad as ever
Ihave tried letting thegrass grow longer in th esummer totry to smother it
but again no real difference can any one help me with this problem I live
in Scotland

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Rising rainfall in Scotland means most lawns are getting mossier :-(.
The moss receddes slightly in drier summer weather. You can hire a
petrol driven scarifier to rake out the worst of it, (or electric, for
smaller lawns than yours), then you have to rake it off and dispose of
it.


Well, Janet, Terry Lynock wants some: we could send him up with a rake...

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In article ,
john thompson wrote:
I have two acres of lawn and it is very badly infected with moos I have
tried to remove it with sulphate of iron it kills it off and it returns the
following year as bad as ever
Ihave tried letting thegrass grow longer in th esummer totry to smother it
but again no real difference can any one help me with this problem I live

You have two options: learn to love it, or dig up your lawn and
vastly improve the drainage. Take your pick.

And, just to set a certain seriously invalid interjector right,
this is from the OED:

Forms: OE-16 mos, lOE-16 mose, eME musse, eME-16 (17-18 arch.) mosse,
ME- moss, lME moes, moos, mosh, mossh, muse, 17 (U.S. regional) morse,
18- (Eng. regional) moze, 19- (Eng. regional) mose; Sc. pre-17 moase,
moasse, mois, moiss, moisse, mooss, mos, mose, pre-17 17 (18 arch.) mosse,
pre-17 17- moss

Plus, of course, it is spelled moos in German.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:29:59 GMT, "Cereus-validus-..........."
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Make up your mind.

Is it moss or moose?

Removing moose can be very difficult.

How they got to Scotland is a mystery.

Didnt they walk over on the ice ?



"john thompson" wrote in message
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I have two acres of lawn and it is very badly infected with moos I have
tried to remove it with sulphate of iron it kills it off and it returns
the following year as bad as ever
Ihave tried letting thegrass grow longer in th esummer totry to smother it
but again no real difference can any one help me with this problem I live
in Scotland

In article ,
Dave the exTrailer writes:
| On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:29:59 GMT, "Cereus-validus-..........."
| wrote:
|
| Removing moose can be very difficult.
|
| How they got to Scotland is a mystery.
|
| Didnt they walk over on the ice ?

No, it was dry land at the time.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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And, just to set a certain seriously invalid interjector right,
this is from the OED:


This had me puzzled - until I looked in my killfile log...

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In article ,
Dave the exTrailer writes:
| On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:29:59 GMT, "Cereus-validus-..........."
| wrote:
|
| Removing moose can be very difficult.
|
| How they got to Scotland is a mystery.
|
| Didnt they walk over on the ice ?

No, it was dry land at the time.

Holy Moses!

Or do I mean Mosses?

Or even Mooses?

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"john thompson" wrote in message
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I have two acres of lawn and it is very badly infected with moos


"Cereus-validus-..........." wrote
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Make up your mind.

Is it moss or moose?

Removing moose can be very difficult.

How they got to Scotland is a mystery.



Moose are good swimmers and can manage 6 miles per hour.

If the OP lives sufficiently inland the moose could have
already dried themselves off before reaching his house
and so it wouldn't have been all that obvious.

hth.

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/moose.htm


michael adams

In article ,
Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
| |
| | Removing moose can be very difficult.
| |
| | How they got to Scotland is a mystery.
| |
| | Didnt they walk over on the ice ?
|
| No, it was dry land at the time.
|
| Holy Moses!
|
| Or do I mean Mosses?
|
| Or even Mooses?

Or even Mouses (as the thread refers to Scotland).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Dave the exTrailer" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:29:59 GMT, "Cereus-validus-..........."
wrote:

Make up your mind.

Is it moss or moose?

Removing moose can be very difficult.

How they got to Scotland is a mystery.

Didnt they walk over on the ice ?

One would imagine that the moose would eat the moss..........
Jenny


"john thompson" wrote in message
.uk...
I have two acres of lawn and it is very badly infected with moos I have
tried to remove it with sulphate of iron it kills it off and it returns
the following year as bad as ever
Ihave tried letting thegrass grow longer in th esummer totry to smother it
but again no real difference can any one help me with this problem I live
in Scotland

"john thompson" wrote in message
. uk...
I have two acres of lawn and it is very badly infected with moos I have
tried to remove it with sulphate of iron it kills it off and it returns the
following year as bad as ever
Ihave tried letting thegrass grow longer in th esummer totry to smother it
but again no real difference can any one help me with this problem I live
in Scotland

I don't have a lawn but I would imagine that you should:
-Rake of as much as possible
-Aerate the lawn
-Improve the drainage
-remove shade if possible ?
Jenny

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Or even Mouses (as the thread refers to Scotland).


Jings! If tha's a moose, whit th' hell are yer rats like?

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Didnt they walk over on the ice ?

One would imagine that the moose would eat the moss..........


No, that's reindeer - back to wet things, I see.

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Here are a few things you can try, Mr. Mooose
Raise height of cut (which you have)
Increase fertility
Improve soil drainage, buy coring
Verti cut or scarify
Improve air movement and sun light by pruning tree's etc.

Good hunting