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FAQ
Q: Why is it hard to grow a lawn in the shade?
A: There are several reasons. Turf grasses are not shade-loving plants. Shade reduces the amount of light available for photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is how plants manufacture food. If plants, especially sun-loving plants like turf grasses, don’t get enough light, they starve. Fallen leaves exacerbate the problem by practically smothering the grass.
Shady conditions encourage fungal diseases because the grass blades stay wet longer since the sun cannot dry the grass blades and because the air does not circulate as readily under the shade of trees as it does in the open.
Trees prevent some of the rain from reaching the plants beneath them. Tree roots also compete with the plants for water and nutrients in the soil.
If your property is shaded, consider having mulched areas instead of a lawn, drifts of shrubs such as azaleas, a bed of shade-loving perennials or swaths of shade-loving groundcovers like dwarf mondo grass. Stop trying to fight nature and, instead, plant the things that want to be in the shade.
Q: Moss is killing my grass. What can I do?
A: Moss is not killing your grass. Moss is growing because conditions are right for it and not right for your grass.
Moss likes damp, acidic soil. Liming will help make the soil less acidic. Aerating will allow more oxygen into the damp soil and encourage grass roots to grow. Moss thrives in shady conditions, but grass needs sun. Shady areas stay moist longer than sunny areas. Allowing more sunshine and air circulation by pruning trees and hedges will help by providing the sunnier, drier areas grass needs. If your moss is in a sunny area, perhaps you are watering too much.