Help4diy.com® Home DIY Advice DIY Projects DIY Stores DIY websites Products Trades people Pages  1- Introduction 2- Mowing 3- Weed control 4- Moss 5- Drainage 6- Watering 7- Fertilising 8- Repairs 9- Worms & Moles 10- Tools for the job Care for established lawns Page: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 Print this page back to Lawn Care Moss can be troublesome, especially on lawns which are not in good condition. Causes of moss infestation can be: • Impoverished grass which is running short of essential mineral nutrients - easily replenished by dressing with lawn fertiliser. • Mowing too closely, during the previous season - set your blades higher. • Grass growing in dense shade, which is often difficult to put right - either tolerate the moss or consider an alternative to the lawn, such as paving, concrete or gravel. • Poor drainage. See the section  'Drainage'  • A lawn surface matted with dead, fibrous grasses - scarify or vigorously rake the grass once a year. • If moss grows as a result of the more tolerant lawn management, where wild flowers have been encouraged and feeding and weeding abandoned, you'll have to put up with the moss - you could even grow to like it! Moss-infested lawns can be treated with special moss killing lawn sand, or with a fertiliser that contains added iron sulphate. The moss turns dramatically black and will need raking out. If you prefer a less drastic method, try raking out the moss anyway while it is still green, and follow this action up with a dressing of lawn fertiliser. Healthy grass will tend to squeeze out moss. Provided it has not been treated with chemicals, moss can be composted to develop into a peat-like soil improver. In hanging baskets, too, moss makes a decorative living liner, remaining green until the flowers have filled out. Home | DIY books | DIY Projects | DIY Stores | Hire Equipment | | DIY websites |Products | Trades people Copyright © Help4diy.com® All rights reserved back to top Vigorously rake the grass once a year.