Scarifying blade

[roitelet]

I have seen a scarifying blade for fitting to petrol driven lawn mower. Has anyone tried one?

Thanks

[Mr Bones]

I used one on a rotor type mower years ago, it was mainly a series of springs that scraped into the surface of the lawn. The moss and thatch certainly came out but the lawn looked a bit dire until growth had re-established.

[roitelet]

Thanks, this is what I am looking at. https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B003JN7V20?..._xx_P1300_1000

I don’t have a lawn exactly more mown field but the moss is taking over. Thought this would be an option rather than hiring a scarifier.

[Mr Bones]

Those springs look very similar to the ones I attached. They work at removal but I guess you have to also look at why the moss is taking over in the first place.

[Stan79]

Make sure you have a read and scarify at the correct time of year... and as Mr Bones says, have a look at the cause of the problem (moss growth) rather than just the moss itself. Maybe have some grass seed ready to put down as well once you've raked the moss up to encourage the bare patches to colonise with grass and not just more moss or even worse... weeds!

[DannyK]

Also it may be best to kill moss first. I water on sulphate of iron (FeSO4) at 1 ounce to sq yard.

Be careful not to get on hands or tread indoors as it stains badly.

[roitelet]

Thanks you. I am in the process of mixing up some lawn sand to kill the moss.