While star moss is downright hated by many gardeners, others plant this very pretty plant in the garden. Sternmoos is also becoming increasingly popular as a grave plant. However, with incorrect care or unfavorable weather, the star moss will turn brown. What can you do about it?

Brown spots on Sternmoos can have various causes

Why does star moss turn brown?

Sternmoos convinces with its pretty green color and the decorative star-shaped appearance. It is considered hardy and hardy. However, this is only partially correct. This plant, which strictly speaking is not moss in the traditional sense, does not like strong changes in the weather.

If star moss turns brown, it is almost always due to poor care or unfavorable weather. Possible causes are:

  • Frost damage after winter
  • frequent weather changes
  • waterlogging
  • dryness
  • dense mulch
  • long-lasting snow cover

If the Sternmoos was covered with snow for a long time in winter, it often turns yellow or brown because it did not get enough air under the snow cover and rotted as a result.

Treat star moss after it has turned brown

If the star moss is only slightly brown or yellow, simply cut off the affected parts of the plant. Loosen the soil under the star moss as much as possible so that no waterlogging can form.

Spray the remaining plants with a liquid fertilizer. However, fertilization only makes sense up to August, not later.

Tear out severely damaged star moss plants and replace them with new plants.

This is how you prevent star moss from turning brown

Star moss must be watered occasionally when it is dry. However, waterlogging must be avoided at all costs, as this causes the roots to rot.

Fertilize star moss from spring to summer. You must not fertilize later in the year, as the new shoots stimulated by this will no longer mature before winter. They die off in frost and then turn brown.

If there are leaves on the Sternmoos in autumn, you should remove them. The mulch cuts off the air supply and waterlogging occurs in the soil. Longer snowpacks in winter should also be shaken off the Sternmoos.

tips

Sternmoos is quite suitable as a lawn substitute. It tolerates partial and full shade better than lawn plants and is therefore an ideal replacement plant for shady locations.

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