Anyway, with almost 20% iron, it is perfect for promoting stronger turf growth and greener grass while being very effective at killing moss. Compacted soil restricts the proper formation of deep roots. Grass with shallow roots has a lower chance of surviving and gives way to a wider moss infestation with its strong roots. Aerate your lawn at the proper times in the growing season. Safety The RHS believes that avoiding pests, diseases and weeds by good practice in cultivation methods, cultivar selection, garden hygiene and encouraging or introducing natural enemies, should be the first line of control. If chemical controls are used, they should be used only in a minimal and highly targeted manner. Nutrigrow Feed and Weed is a compound fertiliser with iron for moss and weed control in lawns, sports turf and grass areas.

Trusted by professionals and home users, this moss killer covers 2,500m 2 maximum for greening purposes and 12,000m 2 for moss killing if you use a stronger concentrate. Ferromel-20 which is what I use to control moss on lawns and is also known as iron sulphate & Ferrous sulphate – It’s what the professionals use to control moss and improve the overall health of lawns The best times to treat moss are in spring and autumn. As most moss killers also contain lawn fertilisers, this coincides with the right times to fertilise your lawn. In spring, treat the lawn in the latter half of March and lightly rake out the dead moss in early April. In autumn, apply the moss killer early in the season and then aerate the lawn, ready for winter. Prevention Using a 10 litre watering can mixed with 100g of iron sulphate to water 10 square meters to kill moss Appropriate for home gardens, the 2.5L unit can be mixed with water within the recommended ratios to kill off the moss within an area of 80m 2. Alternatively, you can use this product as a general feed when conditioning your garden to always look green.Some products may be delivered straight to your door from one of our suppliers and these products will be labelled within the product description. Lawn after I sprayed it with iron sulphate to kill the moss and used a petrol scarifier to remove the moss Ferromel 20 Iron Sulphate Premium Moss Killer, Lawn Conditioner & Lawn Feed is a great product. Its versatility is that you can use it to green your lawn or to kill moss, and it can be applied dry or mixed with water and applied using a good garden sprayer or watering can. Method 1: Plants usually easily killed using one or two applications of weedkillers containing: mecoprop-P. Examples include Doff LawnWeedkiller, Westland Resolva Lawn Weedkiller Extra or Miracle-Gro EverGreen Complete 4 in 1 (also contains fertiliser and mosskiller).

Method 2: Plants usually easily killed using one or two applications of weedkillers containing 2,4-D plus mecoprop-P or 2,4-D plus dicamba. Examples include Doff Complete Lawn Feed, Weed & Mosskiller,Vitax All in One Lawn Feed, Weed & Mosskiller or Westland Aftercut All-in-One Feed, Weed & Mosskiller (also contains fertiliser and mosskiller). Pouring the dissolved iron sulphate into garden sprayer before topping up with cold water Applying with a watering can Just our usual reminder to read all the safety precautions on the instructions and to follow them. You’re dealing with chemicals here and, even if they’re biodegradable, it’s better to wear gloves and a mask when mixing them up and applying them. And keep people, especially kids and pets, off the sprayed areas until the safety precautions tell you it’s safe to let them loose on the lawn again. The seaweed extract is the ingredient that is responsible for promoting greener growth. It also has 2% nitrogen to supply the soil with that much-needed nutrient. Keep this product away from your pets and children because it may cause skin irritation when wet but once dried it is perfectly safe. Pros Effective both when dissolved in water or spread in its dry state. (I recommend dissolving in water)The Maxicrop 2.5L Moss Killer + Lawn Tonic features a seaweed extract which is what makes it more unique, combined with the all-powerful ferrous sulphate for killing moss. This tonic is designed to be applied mixed into water, making it easy to apply and much less likely to burn the lawn. in 1 easy application – greens grass, kills a range of weeds, kills moss in your lawn and fertilises the grass. Mind-your-own-business ( Soleirolia soleirolii): Little response to lawn weedkillers – returf infested areas in late autumn or early spring. Method 6: Plants needing two or three applications of weedkillers containing 2,4-D plus mecoprop-P;2,4-D plus dicamba; or fluroxypyr. Examples include Weedol Lawn Weedkiller, Westland Aftercut All-in-One Feed, Weed and Moss killer or Vitax All in One Feed, Weed and Mosskiller (these also containfertiliser and mosskiller).

I would also recommend scarifying your lawn afterwards like I do to remove all the dead moss and help aerate the soil. If you had a bad infestation of moss this would also be a great time to overseed your lawn or areas of your lawn. Just a little word of warning, iron sulphate will stain flags with a brown rust colour so be careful not to get any on your patio. If you do, simply wash it down with water. You can also remove stains with a strong patio cleaner such as Smartseal Patio Clean Xtreme which I have also reviewed. I believe white vinegar or lemon juice can also remove the stains but have not tried this myself.My Best Moss killer for Lawns review looks at the pros and cons of each of the products I present and discuss the best features of each, some of them do more than just kill the moss, in fact, they pretty much all do by the very nature. I also recommend in which situations to use each product because some are easier to use to help avoid burning your lawn, which is a common mistake people make when applying moss killers. One bag will treat up to 625m² and can be applied at 32g per m². The key to reducing moss is to have effective all-year round management. Method 3: Plants usually easily killed using one or two applications of weedkillers containing 2,4-D plus mecoprop-P or 2,4-D plus dicamba or fluroxypyr. Examples include Weedol Lawn Weedkiller, Westland Aftercut All-in-OneFeed, Weed & Mosskiller orVitax All in One Lawn Feed, Weed & Mosskiller (these also contains fertiliser and moss killer). Measuring out 160g of iron sulphate to mix with 16 litres of water and treat an area of 16 square meters