Garden one month after moss killer. What to do next???

michelle_conn

Hi I'm a learner gardener Smile

I applied moss killer to my garden one month later and it still doesn't look great. I raked out the moss with spring tine rake, but still think there is lots in it.
I bought a small packed of Johnston quick lawn seed from aldi, which I put a bit on, but it's growing a different type of grass. My husband says he put hayseed on the garden . Any ideas how I can help bring green back to my garden?
If I scarify it with a manual one will it help?
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks M

medieval knievel · Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 3:38 pm Post subject:

if it was a sulphate of iron based moss killer, i read recently (maybe here) that it's best to dress with lime - as the acidity in the sulphate of iron is what kills the moss, but that moss likes acidic conditions. what kills it in large quantities is what it likes in small quantities.
so you want to counteract that acidity.

Greengage · Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 4:37 pm Post subject:

it will green up in a couple of weeks you should scarify it with a machine then reseed the bald patches, everyone does this in spring Why because everyone does it but the best time to do it is in the Autumn when the moss is growing and you can reseed and the grass wil regrow no problem.
so do it again in Autumn.

michelle_conn · Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 7:45 am Post subject:

michelle_conn · Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 7:52 am Post subject:

MartinByrne49 · Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 8:20 am Post subject:

I recently came across a product called Mobacter. It contains a bacteria and fertiliser and is organic. I used on my lawn and was very impressed. No discolouration. My distribution was a bit off but I'll do it again in the autumn.
Martin

Greengage · Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 9:48 pm Post subject:

you have to crack an egg to make a cake, i would go for a general purpose lawn mix
have a look here
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=424

michelle_conn · Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 7:37 am Post subject:

medieval knievel · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:54 pm Post subject:

Good guy · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:54 pm Post subject:

That Mo bacter sounds very interesting. I've been reading some reports on it. If I can get some locally I'll try it out - there is a huge growth of moss this year and the grass is beginning to struggle. Normally I don't mind the stuff but this year it'd definitely OTT.

Blowin · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 4:44 am Post subject:

One piece of advice that was given to me is that trying to create a 'billiard table' lawn like the putting area on a golf course can encourage moss. Set your mower a couple of notches higher for a while.

There's a definite application time for Sulphate of Iron, i.e. Sept - March, and there's no need to buy proprietary brands at twice the price. Farmers' co-ops have the basic commodity in bags without all the razzmatazz. Scarifying after use, using a forward and back motion, will produce surprising amounts of moss and I assume that, by letting your grass then grow longer, it somehow stifles what's left of the moss that doesn't grow as fast?

As to what you do with all the moss you've taken off? It won't compost - that's why we have peat - so an early morning bonfire can be an answer.

Greengage · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:27 am Post subject:

The biggest problem wiith moss is drainage, wet damp enviorments encourage it. So maybe have a look at that as well, if you could aerate it an add sand it will help

medieval knievel · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:25 am Post subject:

Blowin · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:27 pm Post subject:

Oh, really? You learn something every day. I put loads of it in my compost heap when we did a lot of 'therapy' on our lawn but it just compacted down. Mind you, I'm the type that doesn't go in for the turning of heaps so that may explain it.

medieval knievel · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:16 pm Post subject:

sounds similar to the effect you get when you overload a compost heap with grass clippings?