It is also important that there is no rain forecast as this can wash the chemical off the leaves of the weeds and reduce the effectiveness of the weed killer.

If you had a bad infestation of moss this would also be a great time to overseed your lawn or areas of your lawn.They also assessed how easy the product was to use and apply, and whether it caused damage to the lawn. Scarification is usually employed to get rid of excessive thatch and begin your lawn’s journey back to health. However, it is not designed to tackle moss, so is better suited to improving lawns where moss isn’t a problem.

I then mixed this in a 16 litre backpack sprayer and applied it as evenly as possible over the whole lawn. If you want to feed the grass as well as kill moss or weeds, look further down for products that contain both or even all three. Can be used in its dry form using a spreader or wet form in a sprayer, whichever works best for your lawn. For those who want to use a branded domestic product, this ticks all the boxes and actually feeds the lawn, as well as kill moss and weeds. A liquid formula will quickly penetrate the soil and get to the plants, whereas granules need to be broken down.

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). Method 4: Plants needing two or three applications of weedkillers containing 2,4-D plus mecoprop-P;2,4-D plus dicamba; or MCPA. Wait until the lawn is moist, perhaps early in the morning, and then walk up and down the lawn with the spreader, overlapping the tyre tracks from the previous pass. 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.

All operators must be trained and certificated in using and applying any Ministry Approved Professional Product (MAPP).For smaller gardens, this Vitax Green Up Liquid Lawn Feed works well to ‘green up’ the lawn whilst eliminating smaller weeds. Ferrous sulphate causes the moss to go black by drawing out moisture but has some benefits for your lawn.

Of course, all lawns are different, and you should pay attention to the weather conditions and environment of your lawn and tailor your programme to suit those.Something else to note, you only need a very small amount per square meter, I usually apply 10g per square metre to kill moss but then use it as a lawn tonic over summer to keep the lawns looking lunch and green. The quality of the turf improved significantly over the testing period and gave the grass a lovely deep-green colour. Whether hoping to fix a sparse lawn or trying to revitalise dead grass, when lawns are in desperate need of attention, reliable and fast-acting products can make all the difference.