Method 4: Plants needing two or three applications of weedkillers containing 2,4-D plus mecoprop-P;2,4-D plus dicamba; or MCPA. Neither children nor pets need to be kept off the grass after using this fertiliser, meaning there’s no inconvenience of having to choose a suitable time when they’re not around, and it can be applied easily using fertiliser trollies or hand shakers. Containing extra magnesium, this lawn feed encourages the grass to grow thicker and with a richer colour. Remove loose moss in autumn (September/October)by scarification or vigorous raking – the aim is to remove all the loose debris, but not uproot the grass.

If you really dislike moss, butthe growing conditions can’t be improved (perhaps due to shade or persistently waterlogged soil), you could consider replacing the lawn with something more suited to the conditions, such as shade-loving ground cover or a bog garden,oranotherpermeable surface. As a result, no area ends up with a higher concentration of one particular nutrient, meaning it’s easier to treat the whole lawn evenly. If there is no rain within 24 hours of applying product it will need to be thoroughly watered in by hand. Our testers assessed the grass monthly, over five months, looking at the quality, colour and health of the turf. For smaller gardens, this Vitax Green Up Liquid Lawn Feed works well to ‘green up’ the lawn whilst eliminating smaller weeds.Overall it’s just an easy to apply moss killer that works great and can even be used as a lawn tonic and a slightly less concreated dose. However, lawn feed alone can be applied more often: up to every two weeks during the growing season unless the weather is very hot and dry.

Effective, affordable and multipurpose are some of the words that I would describe this product perfectly.As a fast-release formula it can be applied every 4 – 6 weeks, so the lawn can be topped up as required. They don’t have a central or root system that moves water and nutrients throughout them, so there’s nowhere for the weedkiller to circulate. The instructions will say either “dry” application or “wet” application or give you a choice of these methods. If your lawn is relatively trouble-free, a standard lawn feed will help you keep it in good condition. The reason it’s so effective is that moss cannot survive where iron is present but grass absolutely loves it.