Author Topic: Moss (Read 5000 times)

vfr400boy · « **on:** November 07, 2021, 10:56:47 am »

On one of my paddocks I have quite a bit of moss growing you can see some blades of grass in it but mainly moss , is it best to harrow it and put more seed down ? I don't want to use chemicals,

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2021, 04:28:52 pm »

Keep the grass a bit longer and it will go away.

vfr400boy · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2021, 06:18:25 am »

Unfortunately its not been grazed for a year or so ,

Penninehillbilly · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2021, 08:48:32 am »

Try liming?
Scratch it about a bit in spring, birds will take it for nests.

Perris · « **Reply #4 on:** November 08, 2021, 09:10:00 am »

chickens will scarify it for you, and fertilize it while they're there.

vfr400boy · « **Reply #5 on:** November 08, 2021, 12:23:11 pm »

Its a strange one under the trees there is grass and in the open there is moss , I will give it a good harrow in spring and some grass seed on it

Penninehillbilly · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2021, 01:59:25 pm »

Not sure if this helps, probably expensive, but local radio gardening man was recommending a bacteria that eats moss. It sounds fairly new, he said search 'moss' and 'bacteria' .
But he was also saying moss thrives on acidic soil.