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Moss on lawn - Aerator??

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  • 30-11-2012 8:31pm
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    REBEL COUNTY1
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    Hi all,

    Scarified my lawn last spring to clear all the moss. The lawn was fairly bare after but i put down seeds. I now see the moss is returning. I have put down moss killer/lawn fertiliser.

    I have heard i will need to aerate the lawn to clear the moss. I've seen greens in golf courses aerated. Any idea where i could get an aerator forhire. Tried a few Tool hires without luck. IN the COrk area.

    Or even anybody know someone who does lawns perhaps a green keeper??

    Help appreciated


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    The Garden Shop
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    Hello
    To control moss you would need to scarify, aerate and even topdress the lawn once or twice a year, depending on how damp your soil is.

    Moss grows on wetter soils. To improve drainage you can use a hollow tine lawn aerator. If the lawn isn't that large you could use a manual lawn aerator. You can buy these online.

    Work like this can be done in autumn or spring, and you should top dress afterwards with a sand and lawn seed mix


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    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    REBEL COUNTY1 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Scarified my lawn last spring to clear all the moss. The lawn was fairly bare after but i put down seeds. I now see the moss is returning. I have put down moss killer/lawn fertiliser.

    I have heard i will need to aerate the lawn to clear the moss. I've seen greens in golf courses aerated. Any idea where i could get an aerator forhire. Tried a few Tool hires without luck. IN the COrk area.

    Or even anybody know someone who does lawns perhaps a green keeper??

    Help appreciated


    You can pick up a Lidl/Florabest lawn aerator and scarifier for 10 euro each.


    Fully adjustable and both good bits of kit.


    Great way to get a bit of fresh air and excercize on a lovely winters day like today.:)


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