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Kill lichen/moss on roof
What should I use to kill lichen/moss on my roof?
I've seen recs for (1) household bleach (2) "oxygen bleach" (whatever that is) (3) copper compounds (but I haven't really been able to find such products) |
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On Jul 2, 10:34*am, woger151 wrote:
What should I use to kill lichen/moss on my roof? I've seen recs for (1) household bleach (2) "oxygen bleach" (whatever that is) (3) copper compounds (but I haven't really been able to find such products) dont use bleach anything it will harm your shingles...... |
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On Jul 2, 9:34*am, woger151 wrote:
What should I use to kill lichen/moss on my roof? I've seen recs for (1) household bleach (2) "oxygen bleach" (whatever that is) (3) copper compounds (but I haven't really been able to find such products) Zinc of some sort has been used for years. Google it. Joe |
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Kill lichen/moss on roof
On 7/2/2011 3:41 PM, Joe wrote:
On Jul 2, 9:34 am, wrote: What should I use to kill lichen/moss on my roof? I've seen recs for (1) household bleach (2) "oxygen bleach" (whatever that is) (3) copper compounds (but I haven't really been able to find such products) Zinc of some sort has been used for years. Google it. Joe Zinc sulfate monohydrate, to be specific. Iron works well for moss in my lawn, but I've never tried it on my roof. |
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Kill lichen/moss on roof
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RosemontCrest wrote: On 7/2/2011 3:41 PM, Joe wrote: On Jul 2, 9:34 am, wrote: What should I use to kill lichen/moss on my roof? I've seen recs for (1) household bleach (2) "oxygen bleach" (whatever that is) (3) copper compounds (but I haven't really been able to find such products) Zinc of some sort has been used for years. Google it. Joe Zinc sulfate monohydrate, to be specific. Iron works well for moss in my lawn, but I've never tried it on my roof. You iron your moss? Do you use the linen setting? Steam? |
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Kill lichen/moss on roof
On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 15:41:34 -0700 (PDT), Joe wrote:
On Jul 2, 9:34*am, woger151 wrote: What should I use to kill lichen/moss on my roof? I've seen recs for (1) household bleach (2) "oxygen bleach" (whatever that is) (3) copper compounds (but I haven't really been able to find such products) Zinc of some sort has been used for years. Google it. Copper works too. Often a copper wire is laid gable to gable on either side of the peak. As you point out, zinc is also used, in strips, along or near the peak. Zinc is cheaper than copper but, IFAIK, not as effective (requires more area surfaced in zinc). http://www.z-stop.com/article.htm |
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On 7/2/2011 11:25 PM, Smitty Two wrote:
In , wrote: On 7/2/2011 3:41 PM, Joe wrote: On Jul 2, 9:34 am, wrote: What should I use to kill lichen/moss on my roof? I've seen recs for (1) household bleach (2) "oxygen bleach" (whatever that is) (3) copper compounds (but I haven't really been able to find such products) Zinc of some sort has been used for years. Google it. Joe Zinc sulfate monohydrate, to be specific. Iron works well for moss in my lawn, but I've never tried it on my roof. You iron your moss? Do you use the linen setting? Steam? Moss is fuzzy like wool, so I use the wool setting. No steam though; that harms what little grass is actually there. |
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