B&Q homebrand, the green ones. Can't believe I didn't buy one years ago, my lawns look brilliant having scarified and mown them today!

SSM

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I just send Mrs k_e out to stare at the lawn - scares it silly......

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Just be aware that if you had had lots of moss in your lawn, after scarifying there could have been nothing left to mow!

I have had one of these machines for about 6 years now, but I am too scared to use it because nearly all of my lawn is covered in moss. I will probably have to re-seed it if I go ahead

I don't know how I lived for so long without one

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I have terrible memories of scarifying my grandparents' lawn as a teenager. Hours and hours, it felt it was some sort of infernal punishment but after countless bags of moss taken out the lawn looked so much healthier. Definitely worth the effort, but as mentioned above don't take out so much that your lawn looks bare!

What is it with moss this year? My lawns are covered in the bloody stuff and when you kill it you're left with a patchwork of grass and earth. Can anyone recommend a good liquid moss killer that can be applied with a sprayer?

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A liquid Iron product will kill the moss then just rake it out. its down to the damp conditions in the turf, how well does your grass drain? scarifying little but often will keep the sward nice and healthy by reducing thatch build up and less likely for moss to grow.

Thanks. Drainage is OK based on no pooling after heavy rain. I've only scarified once in 15 years so I guess it's long overdue.

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plus the more grass that is in the sward, leaving less space for moss to grow. although you can have too much grass which then causes disease like leaf spot etc

scarify and aerate at least once every 4-6 weeks and over seed and you should have a nice healthy lawn

I've had one a few years now, and yes it does make the lawn look good all through winter.

The first time I used i got 5 bags of debris as I had a lot of moss and it did leave bare patches.
However, every year now I get lesss debris as the lawn improves.

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after scarifying in spring time overseed the lawn and through germination of the seed you will have less space and moisture for the moss to thrive on