Moss in lawns or moss on patios and paving is a common sight countrywide, and moss is prone to occur in places that are in the shade or suffer from poor drainage.
Combating the causes of moss growth is not always possible and controlling and killing moss in these places can be an annual battle for gardeners.
To remove moss from grass, lawn specialists at Joe’s Lawn Care claimed that gardeners have three options they can choose.
The first option is to use a specialised moss killer. They claimed that gardeners can sprinkle moss killer around their garden, which typically contains some form of iron sulphate.
Moss is not a massive fan of iron in soil, so “the higher your iron levels the less chance your moss has to grow”.
While the experts claimed that using a moss killer is a “good” option, they said that it’s “not great”.
The second option is to rake out the moss. They said: “To get rid of your unwanted moss is to head to your shed, rummage around for a bit, finally find it and then physically remove the moss from your lawn using your trusty rake and some elbow grease.”
The third and final option to “eradicate moss” is to use dish soap, which the experts claim is “good, safe and cheap”.
The experts said: “I know this sounds odd, but mixing 60ml of dish soap into four and a half litres of water and then filling up a hand sprayer is one of the most incredible moss-killing recipes you could ever come across.
“Simply take your mixture outside and spray on any patches of moss you come across, holding your bottle just a couple of inches away as you drench the moss with your epic creation.”
But how will you know if it’s worked? Well, they explained that over the next day or so, gardeners should see their “moss invasion turn from a lush green colour to an orangey-brown before it totally dries up and succumbs to the surrounding grass”.
