How Do You Kill Moss In Grass In Central Oregon?
Oregon’s wet and warm winters create an ideal environment for the growth of moss. Moss is a primitive, nonvascular plant with reproductive spores and simple, shallow, thin root structures. The success of moss for more than hundreds of millions of years is due largely to its opportunistic, simple and aggressive method of exploiting gaps in local floral ecosystems. In central Oregon, Rhytidiaedelpus and Brachythecium albicans are the common moss species capitalizing on the moist, shady bare patches where lawn grass is sparse. Rake the moss using a metal rake. The only way to kill existing moss is to physically remove the mossy patches on the lawn. In central Oregon, late winter or early spring is the best time for raking the moss. Overseed the previously mossy areas with grass seed. Moss is opportunistic, always seeking bare patches on the lawn. Eliminate bare patches from your lawn by maintaining a full, healthy, grass environment. Trim back trees and shrubs to increase sunlight to the
