hilda
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i think ive killed me lawn helppppppppppi got some soluble weed feed and mosskiller,,,, but couldnt find me rose for me watering can so i shoved the dry contents in one of those things you attatch to your hose and it mixes the stuff and feeds it out thru the spray?? miracle gro thing it were............ well i turned on hose and started watering it out..... carefully spraying........... well within seconds the moss turned brown.......... o good stuff this,,,,,,,, then i thought maybe i better use the waterin can afterall, so i threw what was left out of the container over me lawn,,,,,, now there is a black splash type shape thing on me grass,,,,,,,,,,, patches have shrivelled and gone grey,,,,,,,,,,,, and thats not just the moss
its either gonna be very very green and lush over the next few weeks or im gonna have to re turf aaaaaaagggggggggggggghhhhhhh
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medot
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i'm sure that happened when i tried weed and moss killer on my lawn....i ended up with a really black yukky lawn.
it grew back....eventually...and i never used it again!!
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chocaholicsanon
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yes i dont like it either....
makes it look awfull for ages, and you do wonder if youve killed the lawn...
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hilda
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its gotten greener by the minute here, except for the bits where i threw the remainder of the stuff over the lawn,,,, theres a pattern on it
ps. next door is empyt and being rented out, i keep on ( its a street joke with the owner) that he dont come round to mow it enuf and itl looks messy, i was gonna fill me waterin can up with that lawn feed and write CUT ME with it,,,, in a couple of days hed have a lovely message
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nickmacuk
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Mosskiller is suposed to turn the moss black as it kills it but this is usually after a couple of days you should then rake out the dead moss, Overdosing is likely to burn/kill the grass if overdosed hope for heavy rain  or spray it with plenty of water. Always READ THE INSTRUCTIONS when using garden chemicals.
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hilda
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wot surprised me was the moss went black immediately,,,,,,,,, its had a good soak tonight ,,,,,,,,,,, kids and sprinklers eh>> ill rake moss out ,,,,,, i did read the instrucitons but thought one of those dispenser /mixert things would do the same job?
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Trish
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For a kinder (to the soil) approach, you could try to sort the reason for the moss. Usually grows in shady or damp places ... is that how it is on your lawn? The dampness could be helped by removing the moss,digging in some gravel, to help drainage, then topdress with some compost & re-seed the patch. If shade is causing the moss, look to see if you can reduce that.
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hilda
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shade? in a garden 7 years old?/ no its all ove rthe garden even right in the middle,,,,, its a very damp lawn and even tho we dug a hole and filled it with 17 ton of best soil it gets saturated,,,,,, when wet,,,,,,,,,, its not too bad at the mo,,, its not gone lovely green yet tho
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Guest1
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Youve overdosed it and burnt the tops. Itll be ages before it comes back - especially if we get a lot of warm weather now. wait a few days, then mow the black tops off....give it loads of water over a few days to wash the stuff out.
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hilda
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can you see my lawn mix???
the moss is defo black, well some of it,,,,,,,, it seems to have missed some of it too... think ill stick to the stuff you feed on with a hopper thing,, i always end up with a stripe ive missed!!!actually it dont look to bad now just not as green as it says on the box
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hilda
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ps wot warmer weather???
met off ice says thunder and rain for the weekend and next week
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Trish
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| hilda wrote: | | shade? in a garden 7 years old? |
Well it IS possible if you (or neighbours) have trees, hedges etc 
| hilda wrote: | | its a very damp lawn and even tho we dug a hole and filled it with 17 ton of best soil it gets saturated |
There you go ... lack of drainage IS the problem. The moss will just keep coming back unless that's dealt with. Only other thing you can really do is ... learn to love the moss
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hilda
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the only trees are in my garden, the other gardens go for the designer look, lights and decking and sleepers,,,,,, i like trees privacy and birds
it is drainage i think yet it slopes down a bit so youd think the boggy bit is at the bottom,,,,,,,, but its at the top! hence a larg amount of plants and bushes and trees to suck it all up
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Guest1
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ffs DONT put any more stuff on it!
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hilda
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I YAVENT!!!!!!!!!!!FFS!
NOT TOUCHED IT EXCEPT TAKE DOOGY DO OFF
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Guest1
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the dog piss wont be helping...if its a bitch.
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hilda
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hes most certainly not a bitch, hes a MON!
he does tiddle sometimes on the lawn as opposed to cocking his leg on me bush
ill take a pic of me lawn and see wot you fink!
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