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- How to properly compose moss - Tips & Tricks
- Hot rotting kills moss spurs
- Do not compost moss contaminated with egg fertilizer
- Tips
Moss can be disposed of on the compost pile
How to properly compose moss - Tips & Tricks
When mountains of moss turn up after scarifying, the question of proper disposal is obvious. Happy gardeners cultivating a compost heap in the garden. Of course, the moss must not be haphazardly piled on it and left to itself. Read how to compost your combed moss properly.
Hot rotting kills moss spurs
If combed moss is piled up in a heap, rot and mold are formed instead of the hoped for, fresh forest soil fragrant, organic fertilizer. Furthermore, the spores are preserved to spread cheerfully in the garden. In contrast, a well-designed compost heap develops a spore-destroying, hot rot at 50-60 degrees Celsius, during which moss is also processed into valuable compost. How to properly integrate moss in your compost pile:
Please make sure that the bottom layer of the compost heap makes contact with the ground and is made of coarse materials, such as shredded pruned wood. Only in this way can microorganisms and worms gain access to fulfill their important function for the decomposition of the materials. Moss should always be composted in a well-balanced mixture with uncooked kitchen waste, leaves, grass clippings, egg shells, feathers or manure.
Do not compost moss contaminated with egg fertilizer
If you fought moss in the lawn with eggs, the combed remains have nothing to look for on the compost. The ferrous sulfate contained in the egg is highly toxic. If it gets into the compost via the contaminated moss, distribute the poison to your ornamental and vegetable plants with every fertilization process in the bed.
Tips
Instead of composting the scarred moss, just use it as a ground cover for drab, shady-cool locations in the garden. Typical lawn mosses, such as the Sparrige Runzelbruder (Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus) are well suited for this. Simply let the combed moss dry, sprinkle on nutrient-poor, damp, acid soil and water.