Mix the baking soda and water in a spray bottle and shake until the solution is well mixed.
Killing moss on roof with baking soda.
Mixing with water and dry sprinkle directly to the mossy area.
Repeat applications may be needed to completely kill the moss.
As with baking soda applying vinegar or lemon juice directly to moss will slowly kill the moss by changing the ph of the area.
Baking soda is not on the list of recommended substances for moss removal.
Walk around spraying any moss patches with your natural moss killer for lawns.
The epa has labeled baking soda as a bio pesticide or a pesticide derived from natural materials.
Products containing d limonene citrus oil are also effective at killing existing moss.
Mix 1 cup each of murphy s oil soap antiseptic mouthwash and chamomile tea.
1 add 2 to 3 tablespoons of baking soda to 1.
You can also use zinc or copper strips installed on the ridge of the roof.
Mix 4 ounces of liquid dish soap like ivory or dawn to 1 gallon of water.
Wait for a warm dry day and thoroughly coat the moss with the baking soda solution taking care to avoid spraying nearby plants including any turf grass.
You want to soak the moss so apply enough cover it thoroughly.
Mix 8 ounces of baking soda to 1 gallon of water.
Both work well without damaging the grass.
Baking soda provides short term relief from moss but improving the wet shaded compacted soil in which it thrives is the only long term solution.
As it rains the metals leach down on the roof and suppress moss growth.
These work well on simple roof lines with sound pitches 4 12 and steeper roofs.
Use any of these recipes to kill these tiny plants over a large area.
And don t use laundry detergent that s another favorite home remedy here in the pnw.
Simple easy and cost effective the alkalinity of the baking soda kills the moss.
I have tried both ways.
3 homemade and all natural moss killer recipes.
Katie stewart a consumer care representative suggested using lemon juice and baking soda or baking soda alone or bar keepers friend a powdered cleaner that contains oxalic acid.
With either treatment method some moss will slough off naturally as it dies.
Been using baking soda to kill moss in my lawn for many years.
Once every couple of years keeps it under control.
These operate under the same principal as the moss killers.
Zinc and copper strips.
Results are usually seen in 2 3 days.
Gently remove the rest with a wire or nylon brush.
Among the products to use with caution are zinc potassium salts of fatty acids and oxidizing bleaching agents that do not.