How about making a solution of water and polyquat algacide? Polyquat is supposed to act like more of a preventative. I would clean it with a bleach solution to kill the algae, then use the algacide on it to keep it from coming back.
Re: moss on a carpet covered deck (factory pool deck)
How about making a solution of water and polyquat algacide? Polyquat is supposed to act like more of a preventative. I would clean it with a bleach solution to kill the algae, then use the algacide on it to keep it from coming back.
Northeast PA
16'x32' kidney 16K gal IG fiberglass pool; Bleach; Hayward 200lb sand filter; Hayward pump; 24hrs; Pf200; well; summer: none; winter: mesh; ; PF:7.5
Re: moss on a carpet covered deck (factory pool deck)
There are a few ways of killing the moss off. Remember moss is harder to kill than algae due to it is a multicelluar plant. I have seen bakeing soda, zink, and copper used as well as some herbacides but I would caution you about those. Here is some good links.
http://bryophytes.science.oregonstate.edu/page24.htm
http://turfgrassmanagement.psu.edu/c...ontrolmoss.cfm
Steve
Re: moss on a carpet covered deck (factory pool deck)
FWIW, we have a pretty shady yard that makes a proper lawn a real challenge. Between that and the acidity the oaks' leaves add, moss seems pretty happy there. A neighbor with a passion (and the results) for landscaping thinks distributing agricultural lime, or calcium carbonate, is the best way to subdue the moss. Seems it likes the acid and the lime takes that away (raises the pH).
Chuck
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