From the shop and from the kitchen

Moss destroyer from the store shelf

If you struggle with moss-covered paths and squares or a moss-covered lawn, the specialist trade has a wealth of products ready for you. The following table states Moss destroyer(€ 14.99 at Amazon *) with their main active ingredient for the home garden, which have proven themselves well in practice. The following explanations briefly summarize the advantages and disadvantages of these active ingredients:

This table is representative of products with effective, proven ingredients against moss that are approved for use in home and allotment gardens. The database of the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety provides a detailed overview including the duration of the authorization.

The active ingredients in the moss destroyer in detail

So that you know more precisely which active ingredient you are dealing with in the moss destroyers from the specialist trade, we have taken a closer look. The following overview shows you what distinguishes the main ingredients:

• Acetic acid: In low concentrations, an active ingredient that is harmless to health and the environment
• Pelargonic acid: Synthetically produced acid found in pelargoniums (cranesbill family)
• Maleic hydrazide: Systemically acting, chemical and toxic growth regulator
• Iron (II) sulfate: Highly toxic to humans, animals and the environment with 20 percent sulfuric acid
• Fatty Acids (Caprylic Acid): A synthesized ingredient that occurs naturally in goat butter, milk and cheese
• Dicamba: Chemical compound with GHS hazard labeling 05 for corrosive and 07 for caution

The active ingredient quinoclamine, which is proclaimed in many places on the Internet as an innovation against moss, is due to Due to its extreme health and environmental hazard, it is not allowed for home and allotment gardens in Germany.

Moss destroyer from the kitchen shelf

Long before the industry Moss destroyer offered, gardeners and farmers knew how to defend themselves against moss on paths and stone surfaces. In doing so, they resorted to active ingredients that were already used in the household. To date, the following have become Home remedies for moss claims:

Boiling water

• Pour boiling water over the moss-covered areas
• Sweep away the dead moss the next day

vinegar

• Spray fruit or wine vinegar on the moss covered area
• Leave on for one to two days and scrub off
• If necessary, start the treatment after 4 weeks vinegar repeat

Soda / baking soda

• Roughly scrape off existing moss with a spatula
• Dissolve 20 g of soda, dissolve in 10 l of hot water and spray on
• Let it work for a few days and then turn away

Lime works against moss in the lawn through the back door

To one race To permanently rid of moss, lime does not act as a direct moss destroyer. Rather, the agent makes a lasting contribution to the fact that moss no longer feels welcome at this location. The secret is based on the property that lime raises the pH value in the soil. Since moss mainly spreads in acidic soil, while lawn favors a pH value of 6.0 to 7.0, lime consequently acts as a moss destroyer in a secondary way. This is how it works:

• Mow the lawn as deep as possible in March / April or September / October
• With the Scarifier(€ 98.00 at Amazon *) Comb out all existing moss lengthways and crossways
• Lawn lime or Dolomite lime Fill into a spreader and distribute
• Thoroughly water the limed lawn

By additionally sanding the lawn on very moist, compacted ground, you deprive moss of any livelihood. While Iron fertilizer With toxic iron-II-sulfate only combats the current moss, with lime you get rid of the thatch in the lawn permanently. A single application in spring or autumn is sufficient for up to 3 years to keep the soil acid value at a lawn-friendly level. A pH value test provides information about the current status.