A mossy lawn

Hello

Please allow me to introduce myself. I am a total novice gardener with a lawn issue.

I have a medium to large size lawn and it is heavily infested with moss, is boggy underfoot and patchy in places. My garden is south facing and gets lots of sun in the summer. My goal is to have the lawn like a snooker table.

Can anyone explain the process (an idiot guide if you will) to fix this problem as Greenthumb are too expensive and I am keen to have a go myself.

I have researched some mechanical scarifiers as the garden is probably too big to do by hand. However I just need some guidance on where to start with lawn treatments etc.

Many thanks

Paul

 

@ScousePaul Essentially you have to make the lawn less attractive for moss and more attractive to grass. Moss likes damp conditions and shade, how much sun does the lawn get outside summer? Also what type of soil have you got?
It sounds as if you might need to improve the drainage and light/ventilation over winter. Is your lawn level or is there a slope on it. Photos always help.

 

Hi thank you for the quick reply.

outside of winter only 50% of the garden gets decent sun. The garden backs onto a steep embankment then a railway line. As you can imagine the line is often overgrown with tall trees which shades this part of the garden. Network Rail have responsibility for these trees so they’re not trimmed often.

The garden is pretty flat and level and the best way I can describe the soil is sandy and crumbly if that makes sense.