Layer of moss

[Anonymous]

Just went to an infrequently used area of our yard and there is a thick layer of moss instead of grass. How do we get rid of this?
Excuse me if this is a dumb question. Grew up in a different climate where this wasn’t an issue.

[Anonymous]

Keep the moss. If you have moss that means the gross won’t grow in that spot. What’s the alternative, mulch? Lots of people go to great pains to cultivate moss.

[Anonymous]

Moss is fine. Let it be.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, if you have moss, you're not going to grow grass. So your alternative is keep the moss or have a permanent mud wallow.

[Anonymous]

Agree with keeping the moss. We have it on the shady side of our gate. It goes from moss to dried cracked dirt in the heat of summer. That's the best we can do between the privacy fence and shadow of the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep the moss. If you have moss that means the gross won’t grow in that spot. What’s the alternative, mulch? Lots of people go to great pains to cultivate moss.

+1 It's moss or mud, OP.

[Anonymous]

Moss is great, keep it. You'll make a lot of tardigrades happy.

[Anonymous]

They spend hundreds of years trying to grow moss in Japanese gardens OP. It's a great thing to have. Why get rid of it?

[Anonymous]

I love moss in a wet shady area. It is soft and beautiful. And nothing else will grow there unless you fix the moisture and fertility issue.

[Anonymous]

Read this OP

https://www.homesandgardens.com/news/moss-garden

[Anonymous]

Moss is low class. It means you can’t afford a decent lawn service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moss is low class. It means you can’t afford a decent lawn service.

IMO, it's high end Japanese moss gardening. If it's just a neglected area, sure, that can look bad.

[Anonymous]

We have moss overtaking our yard as well. Bought 2 years ago, so this is new to us; there had been grass when we moved in, but my guess is that the moss situation isn't new. Our neighbor's enormous tree shades this part of our yard and we're near Rock Creek Park, so wetter than other parts of the city. But to my question -- we have kids and a dog and the moss doesn't hold up well to those many feet. Are we just doomed to mud back there?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moss is low class. It means you can’t afford a decent lawn service.

Overly manicured lawns are low class

They mean you don't care about the environment, critters, and are generally a vein person. Do better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have moss overtaking our yard as well. Bought 2 years ago, so this is new to us; there had been grass when we moved in, but my guess is that the moss situation isn't new. Our neighbor's enormous tree shades this part of our yard and we're near Rock Creek Park, so wetter than other parts of the city. But to my question -- we have kids and a dog and the moss doesn't hold up well to those many feet. Are we just doomed to mud back there?!

You have options. Pavers, other ground cover, etc. Grass isn't going to grow well unless it has drainage and sun.