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Iron phosphate to kill moss
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After Googling around various lawn sites I went to some garden centres looking for some iron phosphate to kill moss in my lawn, ahead of scarifying in April. Couldn't find any in the lawn product sections, mosskiller for lawns always seems to be sold mixed in with lawn feed. But came across some being sold as a soil conditioner and feed. What I can't find though is an application rate for use in the way I have in mind. Can anyone advise please - or could I just use the proprietry "feed and weed" lawn products? Thanks |
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Iron phosphate to kill moss
On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:08:59 -0600, "John Price"
wrote: Hi After Googling around various lawn sites I went to some garden centres looking for some iron phosphate to kill moss in my lawn, ahead of scarifying in April. Couldn't find any in the lawn product sections, mosskiller for lawns always seems to be sold mixed in with lawn feed. But came across some being sold as a soil conditioner and feed. What I can't find though is an application rate for use in the way I have in mind. Can anyone advise please - or could I just use the proprietry "feed and weed" lawn products? Thanks I think you mean ferrous sulphate not phosphate. Seek out "lawn sand" at your local garden centre or DIY place or search online for the "recipe" to make your own. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling happily from the dryer end of Swansea Bay. |
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Iron phosphate to kill moss
Jake wrote:
scarifying in April. Couldn't find any in the lawn product sections, mosskiller for lawns always seems to be sold mixed in with lawn feed. But came across some being sold as a soil conditioner and feed. Yup - sulphate it is! -- |
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Iron phosphate to kill moss
On 05/03/2012 18:08, John Price wrote:
Hi After Googling around various lawn sites I went to some garden centres looking for some iron phosphate to kill moss in my lawn, ahead of scarifying in April. Couldn't find any in the lawn product sections, mosskiller for lawns always seems to be sold mixed in with lawn feed. But came across some being sold as a soil conditioner and feed. What I can't find though is an application rate for use in the way I have in mind. Can anyone advise please - or could I just use the proprietry "feed and weed" lawn products? ITYM Ferrous ammonium sulphate usually cut with sand as "lawn sand" or if it includes a broadleaf weedkiller as well "weed and feed". Iron phosphate would be pretty insoluble, but Organic(TM) growers apparently do use it to kill slugs and snails. Be warned that any of these will iron stain paths and concrete. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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Iron phosphate to kill moss
On Mar 5, 6:08*pm, "John Price" wrote:
Hi After Googling around various lawn sites I went to some garden centres looking for some iron phosphate to kill moss in my lawn, ahead of scarifying in April. Couldn't find any in the lawn product sections, mosskiller for lawns always seems to be sold mixed in with lawn feed. But came across some being sold as a soil conditioner and feed. What I can't find though is an application rate for use in the way I have in mind. Can anyone advise please - or could I just use the proprietry "feed and weed" lawn products? Thanks Waste of time. It will come back. You need to sort out the problem. Drainage etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss#In...ng_moss_growth |
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Iron phosphate to kill moss
In article , John
Price writes Hi After Googling around various lawn sites I went to some garden centres looking for some iron phosphate to kill moss in my lawn, ahead of scarifying in April. Couldn't find any in the lawn product sections, mosskiller for lawns always seems to be sold mixed in with lawn feed. But came across some being sold as a soil conditioner and feed. What I can't find though is an application rate for use in the way I have in mind. Can anyone advise please - or could I just use the proprietry "feed and weed" lawn products? Thanks Sold by Aylesbury allotment garden store as a moss killer and worm cast preventer. Sold in great dustbins so you can buy as little or as much as you like, you dilute and then dilute it again before spraying it on but not on concrete or you'll get rust. Will dig out rates that are recommended. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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Iron phosphate to kill moss
In article , Jake
writes I think you mean ferrous sulphate not phosphate. Seek out "lawn sand" at your local garden centre or DIY place or search online for the "recipe" to make your own. Cheers, Jake Usually sold is sulphate of iron. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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Iron phosphate to kill moss
harry wrote:
On Mar 5, 6:08*pm, "John Price" wrote: Hi After Googling around various lawn sites I went to some garden centres looking for some iron phosphate to kill moss in my lawn, ahead of scarifying in April. Couldn't find any in the lawn product sections, mosskiller for lawns always seems to be sold mixed in with lawn feed. But came across some being sold as a soil conditioner and feed. What I can't find though is an application rate for use in the way I have in mind. Can anyone advise please - or could I just use the proprietry "feed and weed" lawn products? Thanks Waste of time. It will come back. You need to sort out the problem. Drainage etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss#In...ng_moss_growth Thankyou - I am actually intending to look at all that, but first step is get rid of what's already there, hence my question -- |
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Iron phosphate to kill moss
Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , John Price writes Hi After Googling around various lawn sites I went to some garden centres looking for some iron phosphate to kill moss in my lawn, ahead of scarifying in April. Couldn't find any in the lawn product sections, mosskiller for lawns always seems to be sold mixed in with lawn feed. But came across some being sold as a soil conditioner and feed. What I can't find though is an application rate for use in the way I have in mind. Can anyone advise please - or could I just use the proprietry "feed and weed" lawn products? Thanks Sold by Aylesbury allotment garden store as a moss killer and worm cast preventer. Sold in great dustbins so you can buy as little or as much as you like, you dilute and then dilute it again before spraying it on but not on concrete or you'll get rust. Will dig out rates that are recommended. Thanks - I have the product, but need to know the application rate. -- |
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Iron phosphate to kill moss
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, harry writes Waste of time. It will come back. You need to sort out the problem. Drainage etc. Not as taught by Sparsholt college . Ray Broughton says it is more that grass isn't growing properly and moss taking advantage of that than moss overcoming grass. He says kill off and rake off moss then germinate good quality grass seed and then scatter on bare areas, once you are able to give grass good conditions (IYSWIM) -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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Iron phosphate to kill moss
On Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:06:22 +0000, Janet Tweedy
wrote: In article , harry writes Waste of time. It will come back. You need to sort out the problem. Drainage etc. Not as taught by Sparsholt college . Ray Broughton says it is more that grass isn't growing properly and moss taking advantage of that than moss overcoming grass. He says kill off and rake off moss then germinate good quality grass seed and then scatter on bare areas, once you are able to give grass good conditions (IYSWIM) I always emphasise that moss is not a problem but a symptom. Grass doesn't like waterlogged soil. OTOH I'm regularly lifting clumps of moss out of my pond. It grows on the planting shelves about 6 inches below the surface and occasionally deeper. I think leaving some in there helps to keep the water crystal clear (if it's not the moss then I don't know what's doing the job). Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling happily from the dryer end of Swansea Bay. |
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