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MollysMom
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Hi - does anyone know of a moss remover that works on pavement that is safe for a dog? We have moss in our backyard on pavement (used to be the driveway), and the that is the dog's playground, so I'm wonder if there is a moss remover that works, that will still allow my dog to go out in the backyard. (yes, I know we can scrape it up, just wondering if there is something that works without scraping it up.)
Appreciate your responses if you know of anything.
SmartsyArtsy
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Your question should be twofold. Removing it, and then preventing the regrowth.
I would use a pressure washer-- with only water. Then do your best to allow sunlight to shine on the surface-- trim back trees, shrubs, etc. I would not trust any chemical solutions. Possibly vinegar can be helpful.
Ernie
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Pressure washer +1
pennygirl
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+2
I like moss though. I actually encourage it to grow. Just not on the roof.
Pokerguy
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I hear cayenne pepper works
onederfullone
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I hear moss is safe for dogs.
Good thing, because we are like, the facebooking capitol of moss here.
Pressure wash, or stfu.
</protesting stupid> /sarcasm
Whew... I saw the title of the post and my first thought was, a dog that is growing moss is having some serious health issues!!
Pokerguy! Cayenne pepper might work, but wouldn't it irritate the dog's tender skin along with removing its moss? <grin>
There once was a group of people who lived high above tree line in an area where not much grew other than moss. Fortunately for them there was a healthy market for moss down in the low lands. Each year these villagers would head up into the moss fields and gather up the moss by cutting it into long rectangles and rolling it up. Then they would transport it down to the lowlands and sell it to the eager buyers there. It was a pretty specific way to make a living, but apparently lucrative enough to provide them with the money they needed to get by the rest of the year. That was good since there was darn little else they could do up there to bring in money.
Then, someone introduced a wonderful plant to them that they found made them higher than a kite when they consumed it. In short order the entire village was wasted on this stuff. Happy, but oblivious. So much so that the moss harvest season came and went not so much as one villager went out for the harvest. As a result they had no income that year, and with no other source of funds coming in they were all forced to leave their idyllic high mountain village and head into the cities to work in factories. It was sad.
The moral of the story of course, is that stoned rollers gather no moss.
This is no comment on the legalization of marijuana by the way. Just a silly pun story I heard long ago and couldn't resist inflicting on you all!
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brown_eyes
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Try to grow a moss garden. The minute you do, you'll get grass in there messing it up.
Here is a serious link about getting rid of moss that might help, but I don't know because I gave up on trying. http://www.ccmga.org/PD_Demo/Tips_Moss_Kill.htm
SmartsyArtsy
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The info in that link does not answer the question about getting rid of it safely
brown_eyes
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It advises light, raking, and aeration. It also suggests spraying with a bleach solution, amonia solution or burning leaves on top of the moss. I don't know how safe the bleach or amonia solutions are, but I wouldn't dismiss them without researching it. Hopefully your dog is not stupid enough to go into a pile of burning leaves.
Oly
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There are products that use orange oil. I've successfully used it on my roof.
Tamarin Bean
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Perhaps you can talk to someone at Swanson's, or Sky Nursery? A horticulturist should know, but master gardeners might as well.
MollysMom
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Thank you, Tamarin Bean and Oly. I will follow up with your suggestions. For the useless responses - thanks for the laughs. Luckily neither I or my dog are stupid - but we (the royal we - my dog and I) asked in case anyone had intelligent, useful suggestions.
Oh sigh - my dog and I knew if we waited, someone would have a suggestion. As usual, with myballard, we have to sift through the responses of we-are-so-much-wiser-than-you to get to an answer/suggestion... The whole process shouldn't be so painful.
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