Putting Moss From Roof Into Garden Soil

Sprinkle roofs decks furniture and walkways generously with baking soda.

Putting moss from roof into garden soil. Adjust the texture of the medium to create a loose well drained mixture. Let it stand for a few days or until moss turns golden and starts to flake away. Stick toothpicks into the moss to keep the large sheets in place. Put toothpicks every 5 inches 13 cm along the outer part of your moss garden.

First grab a hard rake and rake out the moss getting it all and leaving only the bare soil beneath. What you ve already done raking it out is perfect first step. I do put it out for the city compost which gets extremely hot. 2nd prune any bushes shrubs or trees in the area to let in more sunlight.

3rd adjust the soils ph. Glyphosate is overkill and forget reseeding for 3 weeks. Go ahead and put it in your compost gees this is a wonderful plant and moss spores are everywhere all the time. Next even out the coverage with a broom or brush.

1 spray the entire garden space with a mixture of organic iron sulfate. Without treatment moss can cause poor soil drainage and compacted soil to further impede the ability to grow grass. Weeds in garden soil generally grow vigorously and crowd out desired seedlings by competing for nutrients water air and light. Securing your moss can prevent disturbances from disrupting its development.

Here s how it works. I live in vancouver british columbia where you learn to live with moss. Spreading moss if you have a rock garden or other place where transplanting won t work try spreading moss slurry on the proposed garden spot. Scrub or scrape off moss and rinse away excess soda and you re done until next year.

Press chunks of the moss into the soil and push a stick through each piece to hold it in place. Dispose of the moss in trash bags or take them far away from the area. To apply wet moss killer attach the garden hose to the container. A few weeks ago i read an article suggesting moss should go in your compost with other greens.

The toothpicks will not harm the moss in any way so you can keep them in your garden as your moss continues to grow. I have avoided putting it in my compost because it does not get all that hot. Letting the moss slowly roll down your roof and into the gutters just clogs up the gutters downspouts and underground drains. There is moss killer a copper sulfate you can use but you will be right back to bare soil.

Add one gallon of moist coarse sphagnum peat moss followed by one gallon of coarse sand perlite or vermiculite. Dispense the moss killer in lines about 2 feet apart parallel to the roof ridge. Maintain a consistent flow of moss killer down the line.