This is something that had never even occurred to me before moving here.  Like many of the unique aspects of the Northwest, killing the moss in your yard is part of the annual process here.  Now, I am not the most obsessed yard guy in the world and use yard work as a way to burn stress in most cases.  Although my neighbors may think this quaint, I am firmly in the camp that a long, hard day’s work outside is both truly satisfying and rewarding.  Must be that agricultural heritage.

It occurred to me last year that this was something that is done here when I walked into Lowe’s and saw the giant display of gear and products to address it.  As reluctant as I was to remove anything green from the yard, I bought in admittedly due in no small part to the marketing efforts of my nearby Lowe’s.

What is really interesting is that in the span of a few hours you can actually see this stuff work.  This is a function of 1) just how much moss is in my yard and 2) the iron component of the spread that immediatly attacks said moss.

Rest assured that any bare spots will be rapidly covered because there are very few things that won’t grow when they hit the ground out here.