Living · 6 pages · 12 min
Why moss wins where grass is unhappy
Moss takes the damp, shady, packed spots where turf grass cannot keep a hold.
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From the opening
Moss wins where grass is unhappy because those spots give moss what it can use and deny grass what it needs. Moss tolerates shade, compaction, and a surface that stays damp, while lawn grass wants more sun and a root zone that is not airless and soggy, so the moss is occupying a failure rather than attacking the grass. The opening covers shade and damp as the real opening, moss has no deep root to drown, and why killing moss leaves a bare patch.
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Inside
- Shade and damp as the real opening
- Moss has no deep root to drown
- Why killing moss leaves a bare patch
- Acid soil is the weaker slogan
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Moss colonization of damp compacted shade
- The limits of soil acidity as the cause of lawn moss