Damp soil lawn advice??

 
Firstly, forgive my ignorance on lawn care. Here's my problem:

My lawn takes a lot of drainage from another elevated site behind my
own hence
the soil is compacted and very damp. The end result is that
moss has taken over.
I know I can't kill it once and for all. So far
I've used an electric moss raker
which certainly seems to have cleared
the majority and I've aerated the lawn.

Now...what should I do next to give me a healthy lawn come the summer?

Should I apply an organic compost/sharpsand mix over the lawn then
resow or am I
being very naive.  Your advice would be most welcome!!




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thewhisperingon

 On Apr 16, 12:59 pm, thewhisperingon <thewhisperingon.
45d3...@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:

I would also check pH and I suspect the lawn needs liming as moss
seems to prefer low pH.

 You sure don't need to use a "heavy" soil additive like clay. What about
adding sand? Mix it in with the existing soil. It would aerate the soil
somewhat and not hold any moisture.

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Too many things here we don't know.  If it's just compacted soil
that's not really flooded, then the aeration, raking in sand/compost,
reseeding will help.  It may take several times before you achieve
success though.

But if it's really flooded, it may be necessary to either deal with re-
directing the water, or go with an alternate planting.   If you stay
with grass, make sure to select a variety suited for wet locations.
There are some mixes targeted for shady, damp locations, etc.

Also as Frank suggested, test the PH and adjust as needed.

 thewhisperingon wrote:

Lime for the ph, and ferrous sulphate to kill the moss there now.