Removing moss from lawns

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Moss is a symtom of several things. Excess moisture, extensive shade, acidic soil and lack of grass nutrients. (excess thatch can cause grass lack of nutrients if you are fertilizing) Personally I think you are wasting your money on the moss killer application thing if you do not address one or more of the above mentioned problems. I've dealt with this moss thing for the last 5 years applying iron sulfate, lime and wood ash. Nothing was permanent so I'm starting all over. I mucked up the existing moss with the new toothbar, spread 4 yds of horse manure with 5 yds of loam made this stuff 4" deep and planted a rough blue grass ( I have much shade caused by oak trees). I'll fertilize the new lawn with organic fertilizer ( mulched horse manure) and I think finally and hopefully cured the moss problem.

 

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So did I. I have some sparse moss at my place, and also have tiny wild strawberries growing. I thought both of those were symptoms of acidic soil. Thus I was planning to do a lime spread at some point.

I have a little moss growing in a section of my pasture and I have wild strawberries growing in other sections of my pasture. Just got the results of a soil test and my pH is 7.6. Not sure if moss is a sign of acidic soil. My whole pasture is filled with lime stone so no liming is needed on my land.