Hi All. I wondered if anyone has any experience of using Mo Bacter and what results they had. I found an old thread on here but it was very much an early days report without a long term conclusion. I spoke to the Mo Bacter team at Saltex and they were quite positive a although,of course they would be , wouldn't they!
As a background, for those on here who I havent spoken to previously, I'm a one man/one van owner operator currently working a mix of general maintenance,mostly domestic, some commercial work, and lawn cutting. I have been reading LJN for a few years now and I'm a PRO member. I would also like to add that I have found this site indespensible for advice, particularly with regard to equipment. As a one man band, sometimes I go days without talking to anyone,workwise, and this site is a comfort and a reminder there are others out there too!
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It's expensive stuff, I used it on a couple of tester lawns that I maintain at the maximum rate, applied it in early September and then again in May the following year.
I was very disappointed with the results.
As a business we have followed the roller coaster fortunes of Mobacter for a while - Robbie & Graemes responses from both sides seem to sum up our findings..'.ok but expensive', or, 'disappointing'. The key is to hit perfect conditions of warm (over 7 degrees) but not too warm......moist soil but not too wet for an extended period to allow the bacteria to work...plus if its very thick moss or thatch it will run out of steam....
Great idea but for guaranteed results it will not replace regular moss kill product followed by a stern scarify & fert every year .....in my opinion.Separate products give you much more flexibility over types of fert, analysis and longevity to suit the lawn/ soil and weather forecast.
Richard@Progreen
Thanks, Graeme,Robbie and Richard. It does look too good to be true and you know what they say about that! One of my customers spent heavily on getting me to scarify and overseed his huge lawns in nov15. Results were great, unfortunately he hasn't spent a penny since and moss is again rife. As there is no thatch, Mobactor could be a simple solution.
Another customer has a lovely cottage garden at his listed building offices. He also has a terrible moss problem which he doesn't want to address ( "Well...Moss IS green" he says!). Again Mobacter, with it not blackening up, could've been useful.
I know I'm looking for easy answers but the expense of this product can only be justified if it first, saves the expense and drastic short term effects of scarifying , pre-seed fert and reseeding. And second, ....it clearly needs to work.
You need to focus on the cause of the problem to begin with.
Shade / compaction / nutrients / drainage.
Cultural methods, aeration scarification. Possible top dressing ect.
Hi Robbie. Yes I'd really like to do that as both gardens could be stunning. Unfortunately it isn't happening- pretty much down to getting the customer to spend. The first garden I mentioned really needs aerating and regular treatments but the labour (plus I hire in aeraters and scarifiers) puts him off. The second could do with a few trees thinning out, this customer is much easier to deal with but his office is a listed buiding and he doesn't fancy the hassle of dealing with TPOs, neighbours and so on. I still might take a gamble on the Mobacter at customer 2.