moss in lawn

got a hell of a lot of moss in lawn seen 5 lt of iron sulphate " lawn tonic" but not a lot of info on killing the moss is it worth buying plz?

 

How deep is the Moss ? If its bad Mechanical removing or by hand if you're able and then a Iron sulphate treatment that my prefer method for a bad cause of moss. Its still going to need removing what ever you do so yes iron sulphate is worth buying. Buying soluble is cheaper can be found on ebay . An easier more expensive way may be of interest MO bactor that treats moss over time.

Iron sulphate can't be sold as Moss killer now to the general public , if it does say its a Moss killer you need a PA1 -PA6 pesticide / herbicide license officially to buy it. To get around the regulations its sold as just Iron Sulphate

 

Have a look at Mobacter.
I've used it with great results as has my neighbour and others on this forum.
Just sprinkle it on the lawn.
It kills the moss then breaks it down into nutrients for your lawn, so ne need to rake or scarify.

 

Lawn sand is widely available for general use without regulation. It will do what you require.

 

yes thats very true they cant sell it as moss killer per government rules, whot the world comming to cheers for your reply

 

yes heard of this but too expensive for me

 

I read somewhere recently that dilute white vinegar deals with moss, but it didn't say what dilution or why it had to be white vinegar rather than ordinary vinegar. If you have some vinegar in the house it might be worth trying it?

 

If you don't mind the expense then I can say from first hand experience that a robot mower eliminates moss. Don't ask me how!

 

Why has all the moss grown?
Maybe if you improve light, ventilation, drainage and soil compaction then you will have less of a problem in the future.
Maybe let the grass grow a bit longer I find this helps.
Note Iron Sulphate can stain slabs and paths.

 

Decided to try some MoBacter and with it being so dry gently watered it in and even after a day can see the moss turning an orange-ish colour.
If it slowly disapprears into the thatch as they say it will be such an improvement over the smelly iron sulphate way.

 

I’ve been waiting for rain to be forecast before using MoBacter, for the first time. Did you distribute yours by hand or spreader @ricky101 and how accurate were you with the coverage?

 

We used a couple of 1mtr long strips of wood or canes to mark out the square meters as we moved along and then measured and marked around 100 - 150 of pellets into a plastic tumbler and just covered the top with our Gloved fingers and gently shook the pellets out of the tumbler, they seemed to go on quiet evenly.
We used 150gm per Sq Mtr as we had a lot of moss ! even though both lawns are on a slope.

It was a couple of days ago when we did it and it was still hot and several days before rain was forecast so we just used the hose on the gentle Shower setting to release things, just a couple of seconds on the same spot to avoid washing things away.
The Pellets do not disolve as such, they just release the active ingredients

Seems to be working well.

Think we did miss at trick in that it would have been even better for the lawn if we had given it a treatment of Lime a month or two earlier as the bags instructions indicate, though using Lime on lawns is not something generally done or mentioned.

 

My Oh did ours. He weighed out the 100g and then used an old yoghurt pot which was just the right size to scoop up the amount needed. He also marked out a single metre square as a starter guide, but then did the rest by eye. We didn’t lime beforehand either.

 

Thank you @ricky101 and @Butterfly6, that's very helpful .

 

@Plantminded - You may have read that it needs 12c and above to work best, so wonder if you might be best to hold off for a week or two ?
This side of the Pennines its forecast around 11 - 12c this and the following week, though know that over your way it can be that bit warmer.