lawn moss

[Spreeny]

After scarifying the lawn is it ok to put the raked up moss into the compost bin?

Thanks in advance :-)

[Buenchico]

Opinions seem to vary:

From the web forum of the Royal Horticultural Society:
http://mygarden.rhs.org.uk/forums/t/19715.aspx

plus a rather entertaining thread here:
http://www.gardenbant...owthread.php?t=181985

Chris

[carlton23]

Sprinkle some compost activator with it and put it in your compost bin for six months.

[carlton23]

You will always get moss unless you aerate the ground thoroughly and give a good 1/2" of horticulture sand all over and sweep it into grass as soon as this very cold weather is over.

[johnk]

It's fine in the compost, try and mix it with other stuff.

[Whoever]

It's fine to put it in the compost bin - I've just scarified our lawn of moss, but for the moment I'm leaving a pile of it on a bare patch of earth as it's about to be nesting time and the birds will probably be very grateful to have some of it for their nest building.