Looking for some help - on a patch of compacted earth in front of the garden gate and next to one of our raised beds there has recently appeared a couple of patches of what looks like black and green mould/lichen. The proximity to veg patch slightly worrying, does this look familiar to anyone/any advice? All I can see online is a suggestion to aerate but that doesn't strike me as likely to solve the problem... it seems to be restricted to bits of earth that have been compacted by regular traffic and the grass worn away...
Looking for some help - on a patch of compacted earth in front of the garden gate and next to one of our raised beds there has recently appeared a couple of patches of what looks like black and green mould/lichen. The proximity to veg patch slightly worrying, does this look familiar to anyone/any advice? All I can see online is a suggestion to aerate but that doesn't strike me as likely to solve the problem... it seems to be restricted to bits of earth that have been compacted by regular traffic and the grass worn away...