30 — Sunday, May 3, 1998 — North Shore News LONG, long ago, far, far away, it was written “The meek shall inherit the earth.” Pamsure that bam not the only Pacitic North Westerner that tees it may have been a misprint. From the perspective of us dwellers of the Rain Forest, it could just as well have been ©The moss shall inherit the earth.” It sometimes feels that if we get too comfortable, sit too still for too jong, we will find ourselv nathered in a thick layer of the cushiony stuff. It’s a lovely sight on a long walk in our North Shore mountains; lush, green carpets of moss on the forest floor, but it strikes terror in the heart when discovered ia the lawn. Garv S. asks: “I have a south-facing hill chat is always exposed to the sun, yet moss is encroaching, My west-side lawn is com- pletely overtaken, yet my north’ side lawn is relatively untouched. What ig. the best way to get rid of moss with the 92 MAZDA 323 auto great condition. 92 TOYOTA SUPRA TURBO targa roof, auto, white, all 1 ee ies Mint cond. Sate Price .. "¢ 9,88 94 TOYOTA CELICA LB mroot, Super clean........Reduced fo $15,495 97 TOYOTA TERCELS tee retums, 2dr. auto, P/S, P/B, bal of fact wart, AMM cass ...from $12,988 “ABOUT OUR FLEET RETURNS NEWS photo Terry Peters To get rid of pesky moss, use a good old-fashioned dry moss killer (most contain iron sulphate which is relatively harmless to your lawn). Then rent a power rake or put your back into it with a “manual” one to get rid of the evil stuff. least amount of environmental impact 4 sv on the wallet. Should [ fime, use moss killer, physically remove it by hand .. What should T do?” Grow grass! 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These contain iron sul- phate, a relatively harmless compound that destroys the moss and supplies the lawa with useful iron at the same time. t tora cooler day when the weather is projected to be dry for at feast two days — good fuck. A week Jater the moss should be looking black and be fairly casy ta remove. OWNER PROTECTION 91 SONATA pwr. windows & locks, air cond. leaded... only % 92 PONTIAC GRAND AM great family car value, fully equipped..........n0w only $7,995 90 FORD PROBE auto, very low km, fully equipped. ex. condition Ye G95 a power rake or Irving to Moss by Neat, rent break your back remove the dead hand. “The the power rake will be char tt will get much of the old thatch auras well, It the moss was particularh add more moses Killer a prior to hming. Apply ronute lime at che rate of at ne 20 kilogram bag per Square-metres. This will wweeren or de: acidity the soil and magnesivm, add the lime «. y the season, late patvuey is best. The yeerer in keeping the Moss gone is creauiny an envi ronment in which wrasse hikes ica) Brow, Se what does grass like? Sun — the more the better. Although Gary doesn’t seem to have a problem here, it is often the feading factor in generating weak grass growth and thereby Juxunous moss. Thin your trees (never top them) or remove the lower branches high) cnough to allow sufficient light (and air} to penetrate to the lawn area Water — our first reaction here is to concern ourselves only with soaking the lawn during the growing season and not think about the fact that in is likely drowning over the winter. Wet roots die! And plants with reduced root systemts suf= fer. Aerate and spread sand over your lawn to work drainage into the root zone. Once again we need to dis- cuss your trees. [tis a good 90 MAZDA MPV 7 pass., exc. cond., inside & out Great value @.. $9, LI . . 92 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 4X4 V6, alloys. 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