TO REMOVE MOSS FROM LAWNS
If allowed to remain moss may very soon ruin the best lawns. Especially is this the case w>ere the soil 'is on the moist side.
A method recommended for its eradication is to rake out as much as possible with an iron-toothed rake and then water the mossy parts with a solution of sulphate of iron. Use one ounce of this chemical to each gallon of water. Several applications may be necessary. If the ground is heavy clay and the lawn is not altogether satisfactory, conditions may be improved by giving a dressing of sand, covering the grass to a depth of about half an inch. The sand soon disappears if scattered with a broom and rains or hosing will help to wash it in. The free use of sand helps to open the ground and "makes the lawn soft and velvety to the tread.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 138, 8 December 1938, Page 30
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150TO REMOVE MOSS FROM LAWNS Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 138, 8 December 1938, Page 30
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