Moss In Lawns | DJ Turfcare

Cold winds keep the grass growth at bay

We have not had to mow the lawn more than three times so far this year, thanks to the cold wind still prevailing from the north.

And an application of MO Bacter has turned the moss brown, so it is just a question of time before it all vanishes with no tedious raking to do.

Container-grown plants have needed extra watering because of hot sun during the day and icy blasts on the leaves.

This is going to be a year of strange conditions for gardeners, with such a late spring. Leaves are only just starting to thrust out of buds on the trees – the latest most of us can remember for years.

But challenge is the name of the game and at least we can set the mower blades a little higher than usual to encourage strong growth of grass.

The slow-release fertilser in MO Bacter has given us some good green grass – helped along by a sprinkler, because we have virtually no rainfall for a fortnight.

Bank holiday lawn mowing – then the rain

A moss-free lawn with MO Bacter from DJ Turfcare

Bank holiday weekend started with glorious sunshine and dissolved into rain by Saturday night and into Sunday.
But it didn’t stop me getting the mower out and giving the lawn it’s third cut of the season.
Moss has been a big problem this year but using MO Bacter a week ago I am now starting to see the moss go brown and I am waiting for it to go completely brown and then disappear – just as it has for many of my friends, including Tim (the reluctant gardener) who wants a perfect lawn without any raking.
He used MO Bacter last year and, because he and his wife Catherine are both heavily into organic products, was delighted to see the moss gone within six weeks. And he never had to lift a rake!
MO Bacter is a good general fertiliser for lawns, so as well as eliminating moss it feeds the grass and gives a brilliant green look – much improved when the moss has gone.
The Daily Telegraph writer Bunny Guinness is also trying
MO Bacter out at the moment, so it will be interesting to see how she gets on.
For the time being I am waiting for the rain to finish (good for keeping the MO Bacter granules working) so I can have a gin and tonic on the lawn.
Happy bank holiday – and here’s to a Monday with sunshine!