Liming: test your soil pH before you do. You do not want to add lime
unless the soil is too acid. Also, make sure you use horticultural lime.
Quicklime will burn you and your plants.
Bruce
"Admiralla" <admiralla@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Actually, the back yard faces the sun in the morning and is there pretty
> much until the sun goes down in the evening. It's a very big back yard
so
> there's only so much the house will hide.
>
> However, since I know the moss won't feed on fertilizer, that will be my
> course of action for next year. What kind of seed do you recommend? I'm
> thinking that the grass just needs some reinforcement with seeding too.
>
> Thanks for your advice, Doug!!
>
> <douglasg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:3F33C376.41EA@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > I've got 12 tons of lime outdoors in a pile on my land in the Codroy
> > Valley, and there's moss, ferns, goldenrod, etc growing all over it.
> > Lime won't get rid of moss, but it'll help release a little fertility
in
> > the soil so the grass will better grow. The environment you describe
is
> > quite good for moss growth, so it's going to be a battle to get the
> > grass to dominate the moss, etc. I'm guessing you are somewhat shaded
> > too, something moss likes. In cases like yours, I spread fertilizer to
> > feed the grass. Since moss, ferns, etc don't feed on grass fertilizer
> > the grass tends to thicken up and crowd out the moss, ferns, etc. But
it
> > won't much get rid of the moss, ferns, etc....it'll just 'green-up'
the
> > whole area a little.
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
> > Admiralla wrote:
> > >
> > > I live near to a pond that has some wooden areas around it and I'm
> finding
> > > my backyard has a lot of small weeds, fern and moss growth.
> > >
> > > Is there something that I can use on my lawn to discourage the ferns
and
> > > moss and help promote the grass?? I've heard that good doses of lime
can
> > > take care of this. Is this true?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Addie
>
>
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