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El;ectric moss scarifiers
Has anybody had any experience with one of those? Are they worth using/buying? Some of our lawn is almost pure moss now; there is too much of it for hand-raking/scarifying and we can't find any powered machine on the island to borrow or hire (either petrol or electric) or even, any contractor who owns a machine and could be paid to do it. The last resort, would be buying an electric one of our own. ISTR hearing long ago that electric ones were pretty useless but that may be out of date. Janet, Isle of Arran |
El;ectric moss scarifiers
On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:13:17 +0000, Janet wrote:
Has anybody had any experience with one of those? Are they worth using/buying? My Mum had one, it was brilliant and lasted her lifetime. |
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El;ectric moss scarifiers
Janet wrote in news:MPG.2bc11169602fec77989893
@News.Individual.NET: Has anybody had any experience with one of those? Are they worth using/buying? Some of our lawn is almost pure moss now; there is too much of it for hand-raking/scarifying and we can't find any powered machine on the island to borrow or hire (either petrol or electric) or even, any contractor who owns a machine and could be paid to do it. The last resort, would be buying an electric one of our own. ISTR hearing long ago that electric ones were pretty useless but that may be out of date. Janet, Isle of Arran If you mean electric scarifiers they work ok(ish) but not deep enough. The thing is with them is that the tines are always breaking off. You would, in my opinion, be better hiring a petrol one to do the job properly and also most of them have the aeration function too, which I think is equally important. Baz |
El;ectric moss scarifiers
On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:13:17 -0000, Janet wrote:
Has anybody had any experience with one of those? Are they worth using/buying? Dad had one, don't think it got a lot of use. I think it worked reasonably well. Some of our lawn is almost pure moss now; If it's that bad would removing it be a good idea? You'll be left with bare ground... Our "lawn" is similary a high proportion of moss. This does mean it is green at this time of year when the grass has all died back into a flattened yellow mess. Also stops it turning into a mud bath if you walk across it a few times. -- Cheers Dave. |
El;ectric moss scarifiers
On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:13:17 -0000, Janet wrote:
Has anybody had any experience with one of those? Are they worth using/buying? Some of our lawn is almost pure moss now; there is too much of it for hand-raking/scarifying and we can't find any powered machine on the island to borrow or hire (either petrol or electric) or even, any contractor who owns a machine and could be paid to do it. The last resort, would be buying an electric one of our own. ISTR hearing long ago that electric ones were pretty useless but that may be out of date. Janet, Isle of Arran I used to have one and would sum up its qualities in a single word - none. My lawn not then being that mossy, it was intended as a pure scarifier as I had (have) a lot of lawn. But it tore out as much good grass as dead. Plus I have developed an aversion to most electric tools in the garden as I don't like extension leads and nothing has a lead long enough to go everywhere. I now use one of these http://www.wolfgarten-tools.co.uk/mu...oval-rake-30cm and whilst it involves a lot of hard work, I think my waistline benefits a fair bit. I've divided the lawns into sections and don't do everything every year. I now have a couple of mossy areas where trees/shrubs have grown enough to provide that bit too much shade and I tend to leave the moss alone in those. It's green and often more resilient than grass! If you want to remove the moss, then you need to deal with the underlying cause of it - it's only a symptom and all the work in the world won't keep it away if the conditions are right for it. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East end of Swansea Bay in between feeding half the UK bird population! |
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lid says... On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:13:17 -0000, Janet wrote: Has anybody had any experience with one of those? Are they worth using/buying? Some of our lawn is almost pure moss now; there is too much of it for hand-raking/scarifying and we can't find any powered machine on the island to borrow or hire (either petrol or electric) or even, any contractor who owns a machine and could be paid to do it. The last resort, would be buying an electric one of our own. ISTR hearing long ago that electric ones were pretty useless but that may be out of date. Janet, Isle of Arran I used to have one and would sum up its qualities in a single word - none. My lawn not then being that mossy, it was intended as a pure scarifier as I had (have) a lot of lawn. But it tore out as much good grass as dead. Plus I have developed an aversion to most electric tools in the garden as I don't like extension leads and nothing has a lead long enough to go everywhere. I lurv my electric hedgecutter; it's light enough for me to use and I just use an extension reel. I now use one of these http://www.wolfgarten-tools.co.uk/mu...oval-rake-30cm and whilst it involves a lot of hard work, I think my waistline benefits a fair bit. I've divided the lawns into sections and don't do everything every year. I have a Wolf handle already. J has been out with the lighter spring- rake today and gave up in disgust (I told him so) but that beast looks more serious. I now have a couple of mossy areas where trees/shrubs have grown enough to provide that bit too much shade and I tend to leave the moss alone in those. It's green and often more resilient than grass! If you want to remove the moss, then you need to deal with the underlying cause of it - it's only a symptom and all the work in the world won't keep it away if the conditions are right for it. The underlying causes here, are rain rain and rain (all acid, no doubt) . While I've no objection to moss as a flattish green covering, the problem is our moss is now so dense it never really dries out... not much fun for sitting/kneeling/playing on. Our predecessor here ran a lawnmower repair business; the half acre garden was then entirely lawn and an advert for his mowers, moss and weed free and immaculate. He achieved that by a combination of chemicals and fanatical cutting regime neither of which are our style so it has gone down hill since.. I'd just like to get it back to the casual level of grassiness it was 5 years ago. Janet |
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On 30/03/2013 15:13, Janet wrote:
Has anybody had any experience with one of those? Are they worth using/buying? Some of our lawn is almost pure moss now; there is too much of it for hand-raking/scarifying and we can't find any powered machine on the island to borrow or hire (either petrol or electric) or even, any contractor who owns a machine and could be paid to do it. The last resort, would be buying an electric one of our own. ISTR hearing long ago that electric ones were pretty useless but that may be out of date. Janet, Isle of Arran Why not get rid of the remaining grass, add a few fancy rocks http://kyoto.asanoxn.com/places/higa...i/phnzj250.htm |
El;ectric moss scarifiers
"Janet" wrote in message T... Has anybody had any experience with one of those? Are they worth using/buying? Some of our lawn is almost pure moss now; there is too much of it for hand-raking/scarifying and we can't find any powered machine on the island to borrow or hire (either petrol or electric) or even, any contractor who owns a machine and could be paid to do it. The last resort, would be buying an electric one of our own. ISTR hearing long ago that electric ones were pretty useless but that may be out of date. I borrowed an electric one a few years ago and it worked very well, better than I expected actually. I can't remember the make of it though. After the moss and thatch removal my lawn reverted to all grass and I used to drive my two geese from their overnight hut to spend the day grazing my lawn. So, yes, I had a good experience with electric scarifiers. Tina |
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nurseries.co.uk says... Why not get rid of the remaining grass, add a few fancy rocks http://kyoto.asanoxn.com/places/higa...i/phnzj250.htm :-) I suggested that. John's answer was "Because the dog needs somewhere to play football". Janet |
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On 30/03/2013 23:02, Janet wrote:
In , david@abacus- nurseries.co.uk says... Why not get rid of the remaining grass, add a few fancy rocks http://kyoto.asanoxn.com/places/higa...i/phnzj250.htm :-) I suggested that. John's answer was "Because the dog needs somewhere to play football". Janet I played football with my cat the other day. RG asked how far I managed to kick her :~((. I've got a fair bit of moss myself, but then we're blessedd with a line of overhanging trees with TPO in place. I'm just going to scarify mine with a spring-tine rake over a few days. Then I'll aerate the worst bits and feed with pelleted chicken poop. It will improve it for a while. With those trees in place it's never going to be used as a billiard table. That handsome piece of weaponry Jake uses looks very promising (just right for an itchy back!). I may just look at one next time I'm in the garden centre. -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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On 31/03/2013 17:44, Spider wrote:
On 30/03/2013 23:02, Janet wrote: In , david@abacus- nurseries.co.uk says... Why not get rid of the remaining grass, add a few fancy rocks http://kyoto.asanoxn.com/places/higa...i/phnzj250.htm :-) I suggested that. John's answer was "Because the dog needs somewhere to play football". Janet I played football with my cat the other day. RG asked how far I managed to kick her :~((. I've got a fair bit of moss myself, but then we're blessedd with a line of overhanging trees with TPO in place. I'm just going to scarify mine with a spring-tine rake over a few days. Then I'll aerate the worst bits and feed with pelleted chicken poop. It will improve it for a while. With those trees in place it's never going to be used as a billiard table. That handsome piece of weaponry Jake uses looks very promising (just right for an itchy back!). I may just look at one next time I'm in the garden centre. Sorry to follow my own post, but thought this link might be helpful:- http://www.alkogarden.co.uk/category...FYbHtAod_SYAFw -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:44:47 +0100, Spider wrote:
pruned with my new Niwaki secateurs That handsome piece of weaponry Jake uses looks very promising (just right for an itchy back!). I may just look at one next time I'm in the garden centre. I should mention that Wolf also produce a wheeled version of the scarifying rake. My mother had one as she found my timorous beastie a bit heavy to handle. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East end of Swansea Bay in between feeding half the UK bird population! |
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