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moss from roundup
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Posted by
poaky1 6 Pa (
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Wed, Nov 2, 11 at 22:05
| Does anyone else get moss in some areas when they use roundup? I 've heard moss grows where the soil isn't very fertile. I have sprayed the area around a couple planting areas and got moss where there wasn't any before spraying. Anyone else had this happen? |
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RE: moss from roundup
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| Moss is often the advanced guard so to speak. They are often the first to recolonize an area that is devoid of vegetation, and can act as a seedbed for other species. They will however be more likely to persist in infertile but moist areas due to less competition. This probable explains where the ideal that mosses grow in infertile areas. Arktrees |
RE: moss from roundup
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| Could you have mistaken applied that new RoundUp+MossSpores product? (-; |
RE: moss from roundup
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| Roundup works great for establishing a moss garden. It acidifies the soil and bonds to any clay in the soil causing the clay particles to no longer stick together. These two things become noticeable where Roundup is used extensively. It is actually a good way to make a moss garden since it will provide surface soil conditions that moss likes while also killing any weeds while not harming the moss. Use it in moderation and at recommended concentrations or less to reduce or prevent any moss problems where you do not want moss growing. If you are spraying around plants that are not acid loving, apply crushed dolomitic limestone from time to time. Bob |
RE: moss from roundup
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| Brandon, surely your joking! The other answers make sense.I use it around my mulch rings. We've had lots of rain this past season so that and the roundup preventing grass and weeds, I guess that was what would grow. I like the look actually. I just wondered about how and why it was there. Thanks for the insight. |
RE: moss from roundup
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- Posted by botann z8 SEof Seattle (My Page) on
Mon, Nov 7, 11 at 7:23
Bob's right. I have several areas in my garden where I have repeatedly sprayed Roundup over the years and moss is the result. Sure cuts down on the hand weeding for this old man!
Wood chip mulch, and then planted with ground covers, is preferred in most cases though.
Mike |
RE: moss from roundup
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| I use mulch and groundcovers also. The border between the beds and the yard is usually where it happens. I have a weed yard and there's no seperation of turf and bed. Out in the country with a couple acres the lawn is not a proper lawn. |
RE: moss from roundup
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Moss typically occurs in compacted, overwatered, shady soils, lacking air movement within the soil. Roundup removes any competiton from plant material that can tolerate this conditon. It just means that the conditions have been created for moss. If that is what you want, go for it. If you want to relieve the moss, aerate, add OM, and quit overwatering. If you don't give a hoot, keep it wet and forget it. Keep paying Monsanto for their phytokiller. Don't get me wrong - I use it too, but hate moss. Yes, a moss hater!
hortster |
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