moss
 

I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

ste

moss
 

"STEPHEN" wrote in message
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I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

i think they are called 'scarifiers'... spelling may be off there, but they
are electric things that get the moss out of lawns. you'd still have to pick
it up though


ste

moss
 

thank you
"Jeremy Watts" wrote in message
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"STEPHEN" wrote in message
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I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

i think they are called 'scarifiers'... spelling may be off there, but
they are electric things that get the moss out of lawns. you'd still have
to pick it up though


ste

moss
 

In message , STEPHEN
writes
thank you
"Jeremy Watts" wrote in message
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"STEPHEN" wrote in message
...
I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

i think they are called 'scarifiers'... spelling may be off there, but
they are electric things that get the moss out of lawns. you'd still have
to pick it up though

Like lawn-mowers, some scarifiers come with attachments which collect
the material removed.

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

moss
 

"STEPHEN" wrote in message
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thank you
"Jeremy Watts" wrote in message
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"STEPHEN" wrote in message
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I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

i think they are called 'scarifiers'... spelling may be off there, but
they are electric things that get the moss out of lawns. you'd still have
to pick it up though

You might consider aerating the lawn afterwards to help improve the drainage
a bit. Also, a moss killer (a sort of iron-rich fertiliser) might help - it
will certainly green it up nicely.
Graham

moss
 

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thank you
"Jeremy Watts" wrote in message
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"STEPHEN" wrote in message
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I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

i think they are called 'scarifiers'... spelling may be off there, but
they are electric things that get the moss out of lawns. you'd still
have
to pick it up though

Like lawn-mowers, some scarifiers come with attachments which collect the
material removed.

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Yeah the only problem is the quantity of the stuff.

I end up having to empty the bin every few feet when I do mine.

Otherwise they're very easy to use and a lot of them are self propelled
which would be good for the OP.


Stephen

moss
 

"STEPHEN" wrote in message
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I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

you could simply spray it with a water soluable solution (garden centre can
tell you what to use) and leave it where is to slowly rot away. Won't look
so good for a while but will eventually get taken over by grass. I have done
that and it works ok.

rob

moss
 

but do they get rid of the moss is the important thing, or would I have to
rake it a few times

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thank you
"Jeremy Watts" wrote in message
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"STEPHEN" wrote in message
...
I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because
it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

i think they are called 'scarifiers'... spelling may be off there, but
they are electric things that get the moss out of lawns. you'd still
have
to pick it up though

Like lawn-mowers, some scarifiers come with attachments which collect the
material removed.

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Yeah the only problem is the quantity of the stuff.

I end up having to empty the bin every few feet when I do mine.

Otherwise they're very easy to use and a lot of them are self propelled
which would be good for the OP.


Stephen

moss
 

cheers
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thank you
"Jeremy Watts" wrote in message
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"STEPHEN" wrote in message
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I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

i think they are called 'scarifiers'... spelling may be off there, but
they are electric things that get the moss out of lawns. you'd still
have to pick it up though

You might consider aerating the lawn afterwards to help improve the
drainage a bit. Also, a moss killer (a sort of iron-rich fertiliser)
might help - it will certainly green it up nicely.
Graham

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On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:58:23 +0100, "STEPHEN"
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"Stephen Stewart" wrote in message
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"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message
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In message , STEPHEN
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thank you
"Jeremy Watts" wrote in message
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"STEPHEN" wrote in message
...
I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because
it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

i think they are called 'scarifiers'... spelling may be off there, but
they are electric things that get the moss out of lawns. you'd still
have
to pick it up though

Like lawn-mowers, some scarifiers come with attachments which collect the
material removed.

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Yeah the only problem is the quantity of the stuff.

I end up having to empty the bin every few feet when I do mine.

Otherwise they're very easy to use and a lot of them are self propelled
which would be good for the OP.

but do they get rid of the moss is the important thing, or would I have to rake it a few times


You do need to treat the moss first to kill it, leave it for a couple
of weeks to die off and then rake it out.

It you don't kill it first, you may rake most of it out but spread it
thoroughly at the same time!


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"STEPHEN" wrote in message
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but do they get rid of the moss is the important thing, or would I have to
rake it a few times

"Stephen Stewart" wrote in message
...

"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message
...
In message , STEPHEN
writes
thank you
"Jeremy Watts" wrote in message
...

"STEPHEN" wrote in message
...
I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because
it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

i think they are called 'scarifiers'... spelling may be off there, but
they are electric things that get the moss out of lawns. you'd still
have
to pick it up though

Like lawn-mowers, some scarifiers come with attachments which collect
the material removed.

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Yeah the only problem is the quantity of the stuff.

I end up having to empty the bin every few feet when I do mine.

Otherwise they're very easy to use and a lot of them are self propelled
which would be good for the OP.


Stephen




You'll need to kill the moss first but when you are ready to scarify you'll
need to go over it a few times.

The first go is the worst and less comes off with each subsequent pass.

In my experience having used one I'd never even consider manual raking now
and yes they're very effective.


Stephen

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cheers for the Info
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"STEPHEN" wrote in message
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but do they get rid of the moss is the important thing, or would I have
to rake it a few times

"Stephen Stewart" wrote in message
...

"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message
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In message , STEPHEN
writes
thank you
"Jeremy Watts" wrote in message
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"STEPHEN" wrote in message
...
I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because
it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

i think they are called 'scarifiers'... spelling may be off there,
but
they are electric things that get the moss out of lawns. you'd still
have
to pick it up though

Like lawn-mowers, some scarifiers come with attachments which collect
the material removed.

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Yeah the only problem is the quantity of the stuff.

I end up having to empty the bin every few feet when I do mine.

Otherwise they're very easy to use and a lot of them are self propelled
which would be good for the OP.


Stephen




You'll need to kill the moss first but when you are ready to scarify
you'll need to go over it a few times.

The first go is the worst and less comes off with each subsequent pass.

In my experience having used one I'd never even consider manual raking now
and yes they're very effective.


Stephen

moss
 

"STEPHEN" wrote in message
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I have moss in my garden, Is there a moss machine to remove the moss,
because the person is disabled and can't use an ordinary rake because it
takes great effort, and if there is are they any good

Moss has never worried me in the 'lawn' cos it doesn't have to be mown!



ste