Whether it’s on your lawn, your roof, or your patio, the presence of moss is a clear sign that there’s an underlying problem. It’s one we can fix for you, and with a bit of elbow grease, you can prevent it from growing back.
How to Prevent Moss on Driveways & Patios
Prevention is the best and most permanent solution for moss.
Try to keep your driveways and patios free of debris that can create the kind of damp, shady environment in which moss thrives. Ensure that cracks in the asphalt or patio slabs are filled in properly. If you do see moss starting to grow, act quickly with a moss killer mixture to stop it from spreading.
How to Keep Your Lawn Moss-Free
If you’ve got moss on your lawn already, you’ll need to kill it off before removing it. We can do that for you. But prevention is always the best cure with something like moss. So how do you do prevent moss from growing on your lawn?
Firstly, make sure your lawn is well cared for. Keep it clean of debris under which moss can grow, such as old dead grass and other biomass. This will involve scarifying your lawn; that is, removing all the old dead grass and so on with a rake. If you’ve got a big lawn, you may want to hire or purchase a scarification machine. You can even hire us to scarify your lawn. Once that’s done, if there are any thin patches left, reseed them generously.
Aerate your lawn by driving a garden fork as deep as possible into the soil at regular intervals across the whole area of the lawn. This will relieve soil compaction, allow more air and water to reach the grass roots, and create a drier top surface, all of which will encourage grass growth at the expense of the moss. Aerating your lawn can help prevent it getting waterlogged, which will also discourage moss.
It may also be worth fertilising your lawn with an iron-rich fertiliser. Lawn fertilisers that contain iron sulphate will not only work wonders on the grass, but moss hates iron, so any iron-rich soil will make it harder for moss to develop.
READ MORE: Why is Moss Bad for Lawns?
How to Prevent Moss on Your Roof
On your roof, installing a copper strip is a good preventative after you’ve cleared off any moss. When rainwater mixes with the copper, the copper oxide it forms is lethal to moss, so a roof with a copper strip on it will be an inhospitable environment to moss. Then it’s just a matter of keeping the roof clean and free from debris from overhanging trees.
Moss is not difficult to get rid of, but it is hard to keep it from returning. With our handy guide, and our professional services, we can help you keep it away for good.
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