From: "nielloeb@hotmail.com" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house alt.home.repair
Subject: Re: How to get rid off lawn moss
Date: 18 Apr 2005 12:16:13 -0700
   posting-account=d2JwOAwAAAAE5468crq02gczkI-0b4OI

>From walterreeves.com:

Moss grows in a lawn because the environmental conditions in that area
favor it - - and do not favor grass. What does moss like? Shade, clay
soil and lots of moisture. What does grass hate? Shade, clay soil and
lots of moisture! If you eliminate the three environmental conditions
that moss favors, the moss will disappear. When you next re-seed, add
plenty of soil conditioner to the ground before rototilling it. Remove
lower tree limbs that cause shade. Redirect water that flows across the
fescue lawn. If you can accomplish that, the moss will be no obstacle
for your grass.

Products that contain ferrous sulfate or copper sulfate kill moss for a
short time. Although moss prefers acid soil rather than alkaline soil,
liming a lawn has little to do with moss control. If you change the
environment, moss will leave.