I’ve spent some time over the past couple weekends trying to strip my lawn (front and back) of all the moss that has started to take over. This past winter, what with the snow, wind storms, etc, seems to have caused a dramatic spread of moss throughout my lawn (git off ma lawn!).
What I’ve been doing is raking the moss out (no easy chore), and then spreading some fertilizer / moss killer mix as I get through various sections. My back hurts from the labor, and my lawn looks like the top of a balding man’s head with a few shoddy comb-overs. However, once I get through raking out the evil moss, and give the fertilizer / moss-killer a few weeks to soak in, I’m going to spread a bunch of grass seed and hope the lawn comes in thick. Time will tell.
One thing is clear, my local garbage company needs to come and pick up yard debris more than once every other week. I’ve got enough moss, clippings, trimmings, needles, and other debris to fill up the back of a large dump truck at the moment.