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I'm currently fighting the same battle. All this rain as completely trashed my lawn and left me with about 60% moss.
Firstly i cut the grass and went crazy with the strimmer on the large moss patches. I then put down some lawn treatment stuff that claims to feed the remaining grass and kill the moss. Four days later and it appears to be doing the trick, with the moss turning black and the grass looking perkier than before.I'm not too sure exactly what this stuff was to be honest, but the cat is definitely not a fan, the garden smells like a beach and there are a crazy amount of dead grubs that have come up, so i'm guessing it's fairly high in salt.
I'll give it a few more days and then seed it and see what happens.
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nice to know, ta. i think aerating could be a good idea for you (from my limited research, it sounds like drainage is an issue).
i was hoping to avoid chemicals too much because the grass is a key sanity restorer for my toddler and me during this lockdown! i think i have some organic stuff somewhere though. i tried scarifying but it just yanked up the moss carpet completely, leaving... er... soil.
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what this stuff was
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I then put down some lawn treatment stuff that claims to feed the remaining grass and kill the moss. Four days later and it appears to be doing the trick
I used something similar years ago on my folks lawn which has heavy shade towards the end of summer. It was in granule form. Worked well. No smell as you described and not as fast.
@fizzy.bleach - There are lots of moss-killer lawn fertilizer products. I'd just have a look.
fizzy.bleach
mespilus
hugo7
we moved into a new house in January and the lawn isn't a lawn, it's a lovely even square patch of moss. when we viewed the house in august, i remember it being a smart, striped affair, but the old lady who lived here died soon after and the garden's been a tiny bit neglected since.
i'm seeing all types of advice about aerating, scarifying and chemically blasting the moss at various times of year. i know just mowing the shit out of it will help. as might seeding? the ground seems well drained, or certainly not boggy. any tips to get the thing looking decent this year?