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However
moss on hard surfaces and garden furniture can be a pain, covering patios,
steps, driveways and lawns. As well as looking unsightly moss can cause a
surface to become slippery and so it is best to remove it.
Moss
likes damp, humid, shady conditions, clean air and poor drainage. It thrives in
dark, damp conditions and so is prevalent in shady areas, especially in the
wetter autumn and winter months. Winter is
traditionally the time when algal, moss and liverwort growth is most
significant, but build-up can occur during any wet period or in shady, humid
areas.
Prevention

Consider
the use of permeable surfaces rather than less porous hard surfaces, which
drain poorly. Brush surfaces on a regular basis to prevent the build up
of mossy patches.
Non
chemical control of moss

Alternatively
a pressure washer can be used to remove moss. However, although this
gives an instant effect it can spread moss spores across the surface area, and
if the surface is poorly drained the extra water can exacerbate the issue.
Moss can be removed from grass areas by raking with a spring-tine rake or use of a scarifier.
Chemical
control of moss

Lawns can be treated for moss with chemicals
containing ferrous iron (sulphate of iron), which will blacken the moss and
green up your lawn. Apply in the spring or early autumn and remove after two
or three weeks with a spring-tine rake when it blackens.
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