When to spread mossmaster or smilar

jimbobmalones

Hi All

I've an event the end of May and want grass looking well so I'm thinking of spreading some Moss master (westland).

I'm not looking to combat moss to get a perfect lawn - just an improvement so I appreciate that this isn't

going to be a magic bullet.

When should i spread - they recommend March/April but I want to ensure that I don't have a lot of dead moss and bare patches

come May

Any advice from somewhat who has already used this or a simlar product (mobacter) would be appreciated

J

standardg60

I think these specialist moss removers are a lot of nonsense tbh, if you want to reduce moss feed your lawn with something strong like 10-10-20, you can do it now.

jimbobmalones

OK I can try that

ttnov77

Killing moss will not only going to give you bare patches but worse it will give you burned black patches.

Feeding lawn will do nothing to prevent moss. Growing conditions are the cause.

That is compacted soil, poor drainage, lack of sunlight or combination of these.

Improving drainage and break compaction- use aerator and sweep sand into holes. With light its more tricky as you can’t for example remove house that is shading the spot :)

Hope this helps

ttnov77

For the same reason using any moss killer as complete waste of time and money. And you contaminating soil with toxins.

Also if you feed lawn do it organically, not with chemicals.

standardg60

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120369792#Comment_120369792

Moss struggles with high nutrient levels, whereas grasses thrive.

Feeding with something high in nutrients works a dream.

Using organic feed is very commendable but it's just not strong enough imo.

ttnov77

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120369882#Comment_120369882

Moss doesn’t have any roots so doesn’t really care about nutrients in soil. While it does grow more in poor soil it is more likely due grass struggling and combination of other factors. So if you have all other growing conditions perfect which is very unlikely, feeding could help.

On the other hand if cause is compacted soil, bad drainage or shade you can fertilise the hell out of the grass and it wouldn’t matter.

jimbobmalones

thanks all

GKiraly

I've been using moss master for years and it always has the lawn looking as green as a laurel tree! So I would recommend putting it down any time from now on, once the usual rules apply, like these days - cut it, when plenty rain coming and decent temperatures to push it along. Then put the rake away and give it the few weeks to start improving 😉

standardg60

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120387787#Comment_120387787

I'm sure it does a fine job tbf, given it's just a bag of feed! Who knew.

Safety Data Sheet According to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) Trade name: Westland Moss Master Version: 1.0 Revision date: 05.01.2021 Print date: 05.01.2021 4 October 2021 Version 1.0 Page 2 of 10 3.2 Description Lawn feed and treatment. NPK 6 – 6 – 20 + 3Mg.