How to remove the moss?
To kick out the moss from your lawn, you need to know the reasons for its growth first. The reasons include; acid soil, shady lawn, bad sewer system, inadequate fertilization, a lot of mowing, and excessive walking on the lawn.
Moss appears in the form of soft feathery edges, and at the very first you will notice them around the wet and weak spots of your lawn. Now, once you have noticed the appearance you must take quick actions for its removal and prevention.
Here are different ways to kill the lawn moss.
Manual removal:
If your infected space is smaller than this way you can easily and effortlessly remove the moss from your lawn. You will need a gardening rake to give it a good and energetic raking to pick put the roots of these unwelcomed ferns. This process is commonly known as scarring.
Scarring can also be performed for the bigger areas but for that, you will need a machine-operated scarifier. If the moss quantity in your lawn is lighter than scarring would work, but if the moss growth has become uncontrollable then you will require some chemicals that are used for moss killing.
Lawn moss killers:
The chemically made lawn moss killers could be greatly effective on the moss especially if it contains iron sulphate. There are also a variety of lawn moss killers available in the market nowadays that also contain fertilizers to supplement the grass along with moss killing.
The suitable weathers to apply the chemical killers are spring and autumn because they work best in cold and humid weather conditions.
Do you have concerns related to the use of chemical killers for moss?
Yes? We have one more solution for you, and that is organic moss killer. These types of moss killers do not hold iron sulfate, they contain bacteria that help in moss killing. The favorable climatic conditions for the organic moss killers to be applied are at the end of the spring season and autumn season because they require a specific temperature level to work efficiently i.e. above 16 o C.