Grass suppliment

[DOVEScot]

Now that we have a dovecote on the grass area, is there any safe weed and feed type of suppliments or ones that we should avoid that harm the birds

 

Hope you late birds can answer please ;D ;D ;D

 

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[phillips]

yeh dont use any mate

[DOVEScot]

yeh dont use any mate

 

We are rife with moss due to the shade of the trees,and weeds from the fields, so we need something to treat the grass  :'(

[phillips]

can you not proon back the trees to let in some sun light mate as moss does like sun

[jimmy white]

iwas the same ,, have a wee cherry blossom in the middle of garden ,, more moss than lawn   i just used ordinary selective weed and moss killer , but netted it ,, actually made a real mess to begin with [that was last year ] but beautifull this year

[jimmy white]

they say geraniums are bad for the birds rhubarb leaves etc, but youll see them all on the web[ive geraniums in my garden  :-/],, herbs are a good thing ,pansies [viola ] etc again youll see them all on the web,,,,theres loads

[jimmy white]

even nettles are good for them,, make nettle soup , just take the top few ins. of  the nettles , boil it and add to the water [couple of tablespoons aded to their water ] ,, but really is it worth all this ,, they know what their picking at [ob,s that is] and they know when they need it

[Guest]

 

We are rife with moss due to the shade of the trees,and weeds from the fields, so we need something to treat the grass  :'(

 

leave the grass i will sort it out when i come for a visit

[chickadee]

 

leave the grass i will sort it out when i come for a visit

 

Hope yer no going tae slab it. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

Hope yer no going tae slab it. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

aye wae a slab of beer most like

[DOVEScot]

can you not proon back the trees to let in some sun light mate as moss does like sun

 

As you can see in the pic(taken facing south) that the trees are not in our garden also the have a preservation order on all the trees as we stay in a conservation area.  :'( Would love to cut them back ;D

[THE FIFER]

give it a good deep fork to let the dampness away, you could also rake the moss away, and keep the moss for the bottom of ur hanging baskets.

[DOVEScot]

 

leave the grass i will sort it out when i come for a visit

 

Cheers again Ferry ;D

[Guest]

I agree with Fifer, you have a drainage problem..

 

My front 'lawn' is on the north side of the house and in shade and is polluted with moss, not a lot of grass left there this year. The underlying problem tho is poor drainage. The long term solution is to redo the lawn first improving the ground, or remove plugs of soil over the lawn and replace with ash to improve drainage..

 

I have used a moss-killer, the label tells you if it is 'pet friendly' and is usually safe for animals when spray has dried, tho not for fish, usually deadly. It will gro back tho.  :-/