Moss all over Tarmac

Zane97

What's the best way to get rid of it?

secman

Robbie G wrote: »

What's the best way to get rid of it?

Get " MossGo and apply

Zane97

Find that in Woodies ? Also would I need a backpack sprayer?

tphase

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057089460

coxy123

tphase wrote: »

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057089460

Link not working for me.

invicta

Use cheap washing powder(ie lidl or Aldi) Shake the powder on the moss and wait for rain! It DOES work!

cordni

invicta wrote: »

Use cheap washing powder(ie lidl or Aldi) Shake the powder on the moss and wait for rain! It DOES work!

That's a great tip. Must try that out. Thank you

vinnie13

cheap bleech and mix with water and apply

hallo dare

Washing powder, cheap stuff.

nerrad1983

invicta wrote: »

Use cheap washing powder(ie lidl or Aldi) Shake the powder on the moss and wait for rain! It DOES work!

I can vouch for this to

tphase

coxy123 wrote: »

Link not working for me.

corrected...

paddylonglegs

Washing powder has worked for me.

goat2

this time of year,
i get an old soft house floor brush,
a bucket of water with a good old bottle of the bleach you can buy in aldi for 1.19 and brush it in and leave it the next rain bring it up beautiful, i do it to the walls of house, footpaths, stone walls around house and driveway,
must say i do use a few buckets of water and bottles of that bleach,
my place look lovely a few days later,

all that old green and algae that coats the pats and drive gone and house looking like it got a fresh coat of paint,

hexosan

I can confirm 100% that the Aldi washing power kills the moss put it on 2 days ago after reading this thread and hey presto moss was killed.
To be honest I didn't really believe it was going to work but the power was under €3 so said it couldn't hurt to try it.

Thanks for the tip.

tfitzgerald

The washing powder in Aldi is called something like aldimat it's only about 3€ a box and it really does work but you would need a few dry days. I never heard if using bleach on Tarmac I would be afraid that it would whiten the tarmac

paddylonglegs

goat2 wrote: »

this time of year,
i get an old soft house floor brush,
a bucket of water with a good old bottle of the bleach you can buy in aldi for 1.19 and brush it in and leave it the next rain bring it up beautiful, i do it to the walls of house, footpaths, stone walls around house and driveway,
must say i do use a few buckets of water and bottles of that bleach,
my place look lovely a few days later,

all that old green and algae that coats the pats and drive gone and house looking like it got a fresh coat of paint,

How much of a mix with water and bleach?

Will the bleach not seep into surrounding garden area?

goat2

the bleach seems not to have any effect on the garden, and it has not whitened my tarmac, i usually empty one of those big blue bottles of bleach i buy at aldi, i then fill the bucket the rest of the way with water, i get a soft floor brust and keep rubbing it in it come to a foam and leave it, the rain carry it away and the place come up gleaming, moss killed, the old green algae on walls gone,
i usually put it on when the sun goes down in evening on a night i am not expecting rain, as that way it stays wet without running off the ground, it is the cheapest and easiest way i find to get the place back to its best,

Zane97

Do you mix the washing powder with water?

hexosan

Robbie G wrote: »

Do you mix the washing powder with water?

I didn't I just spread it on the moss by hand. The moisture in the moss soaks into it. Two days later moss was all gone brown

tfitzgerald

No. Don't mix the washing powder with water just throw it on the ground lightly spread it around. Btw the washing powders name is aldmat and it's reduced next weekend. It really does a good job

OldRio

Boards to the rescue again. Thanks for the tip about the washing powder. Tried it a few days ago and we now have brown moss.

Smells lovely as well:D

Cabaal

Must try this out in the coming days,

rafe

goat2 wrote: »

this time of year,
i get an old soft house floor brush,
a bucket of water with a good old bottle of the bleach you can buy in aldi for 1.19 and brush it in and leave it the next rain bring it up beautiful, i do it to the walls of house, footpaths, stone walls around house and driveway,
must say i do use a few buckets of water and bottles of that bleach,
my place look lovely a few days later,

all that old green and algae that coats the pats and drive gone and house looking like it got a fresh coat of paint,

Tried this over the w/end, worked a treat. Thanks for the tip.

Cabaal

Aldi washing powder has worked great, moss turned brown in two days

SmithySeller

Would the washing powder be safe to use on a granite sill and/or painted concrete?

Cabaal

SmithySeller wrote: »

Would the washing powder be safe to use on a granite sill and/or painted concrete?

You could do what i did on the tarmac,
Try a small sample area first

Guttervac

Jeyes fluid mixed with water at 6:1 is great on moss, works much better and quicker if temp is above 10 degrees.

selfbuildkk

Can I ask it is safe to leave the dog out when you put down the washing power down? I've tried everything to get rid of moss an algae I get where I am and it works but not for long so I'll give the washing powder a go if it's safe to do so.

dharn

Anything is better than mossgo, dear and useless, I use jeyes fluid stinks though, might try the aldi powder, everybody says is brilliant

tfitzgerald

selfbuildkk wrote: »

Can I ask it is safe to leave the dog out when you put down the washing power down? I've tried everything to get rid of moss an algae I get where I am and it works but not for long so I'll give the washing powder a go if it's safe to do so.

I've a little King Charles. That I have let out and she has ignored the powder. And it was there for a few days

rafe

I put washing powder on tarmac yesterday, there is no rain forecast for coming week. Should I hose it down after a few days?

tfitzgerald

rafe wrote: »

I put washing powder on tarmac yesterday, there is no rain forecast for coming week. Should I hose it down after a few days?

Give it a good few days.you will see it turning brown and dying Then hose it down. Use a brush on the heavy bits of moss

Deerspotter

What is the best way to get rid of the moss from the tarmac - not just kill it. If I just kill it, instead of having green moss on the driveway, I just have brown dead moss on the driveway.
It is a large enough area...
Killing it is the easy bit, as you say, washing powder, bleach or even just salty water will kill it.

rafe

tfitzgerald wrote: »

Give it a good few days.you will see it turning brown and dying Then hose it down. Use a brush on the heavy bits of moss

Will do thank you tfitzgerald.

red sean

Deerspotter wrote: »

What is the best way to get rid of the moss from the tarmac - not just kill it. If I just kill it, instead of having green moss on the driveway, I just have brown dead moss on the driveway.
It is a large enough area...
Killing it is the easy bit, as you say, washing powder, bleach or even just salty water will kill it.

I've used a good stiff brush and also a power hose when I was feeling less energetic!

Triboro

I know the thread is a bit old but does the powder work on concrete yard as well?

hexosan

Doesn't matter what the moss is on the powder kills it.

Triboro

hexosan wrote: »

Doesn't matter what the moss is on the powder kills it.

Grand job, just wanted to check that its no harm to the concrete... Thanks.