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Lawn Moss - Hypnum curvifolium

Lawn Moss is a dense, low-growing evergreen groundcover plant that can form a green carpet-like appearance in lawns. It often thrives in shaded or damp areas and provides an alternative ground cover to grass.

It is an alternative to grass that can benefit your property and the wildlife in your area. Like grass, it will cover your yard relatively uniformly; however, unlike grass, it doesn't grow as tall and won't rely on a root system to keep it healthy.

Lawn Moss Can Resist Pests

The best reason to use this type of product is that it is highly resistant to most pests. Therefore, in addition to protecting your lawn, you can also protect your home, as whatever is attacking your yard won't feel compelled to enter your house in search of shelter eventually. The lack of pests also means you won't need to put down pesticides or other harsh chemicals that might hurt your pets or children if ingested.

Lawn Moss Is A Popular Choice For Soft Groundcover 

Grass can irritate your skin or become too brittle to walk on if it gets too hot or dry. However, this product will create a soft layer to walk on whether you want to venture through the yard with shoes or bare feet. A soft ground cover may also be better for your pets, and this may be especially true as they get older and it gets harder to walk comfortably.

It Minimizes Erosion

Yards covered with this substance instead of grass are less susceptible to erosion. Therefore, it can be ideal if your yard is on a slope or tends to get wet at any point during the year. As this natural resource tends to need water, it can help to provide a balance that will prevent soil from being washed away.

Lawn Moss Won't Get Taller Than 4 Inches

Another benefit to the moss is that you won't need to mow as it rarely grows above four inches. You would only need to mow if you prefer concise growth or want to tame any edges that might be unruly. However, as it grows slowly, you should only need to bring the mower out sometimes.

The moss does not need pesticides of any kind or any form of chemical input, for that matter. Ordinarily, you would use pesticides to eliminate competitors. However, moss does not need any of that since it grows only in areas with fewer competitors. 

It can live without soil. It can readily grow on rocks, wood, and beds of compacted dirt and derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain. 

It acquires its nutrients from the environment. It uses rainwater, dew, and humidity to capture nutrients; it is suitable for nutrient-poor ecosystems. 

Moss thrives where there is too much shade, more humidity, and acidic soil. Moss can thrive in poorly drained or compacted soil environments and also grow well in a garden or lawn. 

Lawn moss is known to reproduce both by vegetative structures and by spores. These fragments can develop into new patches when they fall into a good environment for their growth.