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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: AlaninCarlisle on March 16, 2021, 16:19

Title: Lawn sand
Post by: AlaninCarlisle on March 16, 2021, 16:19

One of my lawns is riddled with moss, poor drainage and shaded by trees is my guess. It's quite a large one, 20m x 20 m. I bought a sack of lawn-sand to try and kill the moss preparatory to scarifying it. Is it too early to use this here in the north of Cumbria?

Title: Re: Lawn sand
Post by: AlaninCarlisle on March 17, 2021, 15:05

Or indeed too early in any area north of the Midlands?

Title: Re: Lawn sand
Post by: Gardener and Rabbit on March 17, 2021, 20:26

I'd say it would be ok to use it now, based on my experience here in Lancashire.

I watered some iron sulphate on my lawn a couple of weeks ago and it's had the expected effect. 

G&R

Title: Re: Lawn sand
Post by: jezza on March 18, 2021, 09:27

Hello I'm starting in the next couple of weeks moss killing if it doesnt snow over Easter  ,im in East yorkshire , just check the formula of the lawn sand I use one that is 1percent nitrogen 9 percent iron so I dont have to cut the grass as often,then i scaryfy  the lawns  (i know it should be scarify ) but the machine i use scares every thing     jezza