Hi Everyone, I did a some serching and can't really find any good information on the forums about this. I hope I am posting this in the right spot if not, let me know and I will move this to another forum. We live on 5 acres here in the LM and like most, we have Moss issues. In February, I had a soil PH test done by Exova and it came back at 6.2. What I have been able to gather by reading a handfull of articles online is that lawn grows best between 6.5-7.0. So my question is ... will a 0.3-0.8 difference really impact how much moss I will have in my lawn? My plan was to do the following this spring (following a pdf Minter Gardens put out): 1) NOW: Apply some lime to bring PH back up (slowly) to the 6.5 range; 2) Later this month: aerate, rake, and apply about 1/4" sand (trying to figure out best way to apply sand) 3) April, weed control; 4) May, Moss control and fertilize 5) June, Oversee. Thanks in Advance. C
Your plan looks pretty good, but I would overseed in April. Grass grows best during cool, damp weather; and you want the newly sprouted grass to grow as much as possible before hot weather arrives in July and August. The key to preventing moss from taking over is to fertilize enough to keep the grass growing vigorously during the spring and fall. The moss will be shaded out by quickly growing grass.
Hi there I live in Coquitlam near Westwood Plateau. I would like your advice on what fertilizer formula you would recommend for spring feeding my lawn. I have used high nitrogen products marketed by Scott's and others and found the grass grows too fast and has poor root systems. Other blogs I have read recommend using 16-36-6 or for 12-4-8 for the lower mainland. What would you suggest?
The best way to determine fertilizer needs is to have the soil tested. My lawn does well with a balanced fertilizer, but I'm more interested in feeding the fruit trees that cover my lawn than the grass. If you don't want to go through the bother and expense of soil testing, try experimenting with different fertilizer combinations in small amounts and use whatever works best.
