Help - I've got green slime in my lawn
WullieD00
the past but can't find anything so apologies if this is a regular
question.
I've just done the first cut of the year and there's a lot of green
slime in one part of the grass. It doesn't smell, is very slippery
and seems to be like a coating on the ground. I only noticed it
because it oozed up when the wheels of the mower passed or where my
feet had been. It covers an area of about 5m x 2m and is on a high
spot so I don't think that there's a drainage problem.
The grass was originally turf over sand when the house was built about
twelve years ago, has never been in particularly great condition, gets
a "feed and weed" dressing every other year and hasn't ever had green
slime before.
Anyone any idea what it is and how I get rid of it? If a picture
would help, let me know where to post it.
Thanks for any help,
Bill.
Mark Allison
> Anyone any idea what it is and how I get rid of it? If a picture
> would help, let me know where to post it.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Bill.
>
Giant slugs?
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Victoria Clare
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> Hi all, maybe someone can help? I've googled for similar threads in
> the past but can't find anything so apologies if this is a regular
> question.
>
> I've just done the first cut of the year and there's a lot of green
> slime in one part of the grass. It doesn't smell, is very slippery
> and seems to be like a coating on the ground.
I'm just posting to say I don't believe this is an FAQ - in fact, I
don't think I've heard of it here before.
I wonder if it could possibly be slime moulds, as you say the area isn't
particularly badly drained? I have what I think is that in my lawn, but
it is grey rather than green.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/944790.stm - a rather unique and
interesting bunch of organisms.
I'm afraid I have no cures to suggest: I have not tried to get rid of them.
Victoria
-- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall --
Robert E A Harvey
> "Pieces of slime mould, an amoeba-like organism, were enticed through
> a 30-square-centimetre (five-square-inch) maze by the prospect of food
> at the end of the puzzle."
Years ago, when working on the road, conversation in a small boarding house
turned to biology. One of the residents told a tale about slime mould,
describing them as barely alive and therefore difficult to kill. A man
behind me (the one with the unheated draughty bedroom) replied "I bet
spending 3 nights in this place would give them a hard time"
nick gray
"WullieD00" <Wull...@Yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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According to Hessayon Lawn Expert:
Green and black slime is sometimes found as a coating on the turf. This
slime is made up of countless microscopic plants (blue-green algae) and is a
feature of a bare or sparsely-grassed surface coupled with waterlogged
conditions...you also find it in turf on heavy soil which has been
overrolled, underfed and cut too closely. It also attacks newly-seeded areas
on badly drained soil.
Avoiding and curing the problem
Water the affected area with Bio Moss Killer (I think that Bio is a PBI
product as are the Hessayon books - so you may find that another moss killer
works just as effectively). Routine treatment with lawn sand will also kill
algae. The slime will return unless you can correct the basic cause. This
calls for spiking and top dressing the compacted turf in autumn.
HTH
Cheers
Anna Kettle
>> slime in one part of the grass. It doesn't smell, is very slippery
>> and seems to be like a coating on the ground. I only noticed it
>> because it oozed up when the wheels of the mower passed or where my
>> feet had been. It covers an area of about 5m x 2m and is on a high
>> spot so I don't think that there's a drainage problem.
The little green men from Mars have landed and YOU have won the star
prize
Anna
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