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Back beds. Installed new edging and mulch
 
Serious question, with some context.

I look at a lawn as:
  • An area for the grandkids to play in
  • A tick-free zone
  • A tree-free zone over my leach field
  • A 48,000 sq ft fishing time-reducing pain in the ass
I only treat the lawn once a year with Scotts Triple action to give it a single nitrogen shot, prevent crab grass and kill the dandelions.

However, I'm noticing more and more moss growing in my lawn area, thanks to the crazy amount of rain we got last year which continued into this spring. I see that some of you go to great lengths using chemicals to combat moss so here's the question:

Is your determination to rid your lawn of moss a cosmetic choice or is its presence actually detrimental?

As you probably can guess, I have no ill will for moss as it's green, it doesn't need to be mown and it's the home for one of my favorite tiny beasties, tardigrades. Just curious if the fascination of ridding lawns of moss is driven by the need for a yard resembling a putting green??
 
Roccus7 said:
Serious question, with some context.

I look at a lawn as:
  • An area for the grandkids to play in
  • A tick-free zone
  • A tree-free zone over my leach field
  • A 48,000 sq ft fishing time-reducing pain in the ass
I only treat the lawn once a year with Scotts Triple action to give it a single nitrogen shot, prevent crab grass and kill the dandelions.

However, I'm noticing more and more moss growing in my lawn area, thanks to the crazy amount of rain we got last year which continued into this spring. I see that some of you go to great lengths using chemicals to combat moss so here's the question:

Is your determination to rid your lawn of moss a cosmetic choice or is its presence actually detrimental?

As you probably can guess, I have no ill will for moss as it's green, it doesn't need to be mown and it's the home for one of my favorite tiny beasties, tardigrades. Just curious if the fascination of ridding lawns of moss is driven by the need for a yard resembling a putting green??
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I have it in a small section of my lawn up against the fence, due to no sun really hitting that area. I planned on ripping it up and reseeding thr whole area.
 
Most times Morse only grows in a moist shady area, but on my property I have it in some sunny areas as well. I leave it be if it’s an area that I walk through often. I’ll either make it into a flower bed with steppingstones or just leave it be.
 
Snapprhead27 said:
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other thern contractors I don't see the need for the gas powered stuff...........................

I've pretty much gone electric on all of my stuff.
Leaf Blower
Hedge Trimmer
Chain Saw

Works just as well. Of coursee limited running time but I'm not spending hours using any individual thing. And it is quieter.

Of course I'm not using them to live off of.
 
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Roccus7 said:
Serious question, with some context.

I look at a lawn as:
  • An area for the grandkids to play in
  • A tick-free zone
  • A tree-free zone over my leach field
  • A 48,000 sq ft fishing time-reducing pain in the ass
I only treat the lawn once a year with Scotts Triple action to give it a single nitrogen shot, prevent crab grass and kill the dandelions.

However, I'm noticing more and more moss growing in my lawn area, thanks to the crazy amount of rain we got last year which continued into this spring. I see that some of you go to great lengths using chemicals to combat moss so here's the question:

Is your determination to rid your lawn of moss a cosmetic choice or is its presence actually detrimental?

As you probably can guess, I have no ill will for moss as it's green, it doesn't need to be mown and it's the home for one of my favorite tiny beasties, tardigrades. Just curious if the fascination of ridding lawns of moss is driven by the need for a yard resembling a putting green??
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Parts of my reseeded front yard has it Im gonna kill it
 
my Jasmine on the privacy wall off of my back porch is in full bloom & fragrant as hell - you can smell it all over the property overpowering all of the honey suckle I've got growing along the back property line

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The little star shapped flowers - even though they're white - are much more vibrant & pronounced in person then in the pictures.
 
wader said:
love Rhododendrons - they don't survive down here - too hot
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The heat tolerant rhododendrons are best planted in raised beds filled with composted pine bark and a little sand. Their need for acidic and moist, but never wet, soils remains, but their parentage and selection in a hot, humid environment gives them good heat tolerance.
 
cany said:
The heat tolerant rhododendrons are best planted in raised beds filled with composted pine bark and a little sand. Their need for acidic and moist, but never wet, soils remains, but their parentage and selection in a hot, humid environment gives them good heat tolerance.
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tried 'em twice - failed both times.............
 
wader said:
why can't you just let it go?

I tried twice. Didn't work out. End of it.

But you need to keep on picking, picking................
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Not picking just replied to your post about it being to hot to grow them there with a post saying they can be grown there....................... Jeesh stop being so paranoid
 
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