As others have said the wormcasts are a good sign but you could certainly do some work to improve the health of your grass. Start by scarifying. This just means raking thoroughly with a spring tined rake to remove thatch and loose weeds and some moss. If your lawn is large you could buy or hire a small machine to do this. It's like a lawn mower but has spikes on a roller that do the job for you. Pile all the rakings onto your compost heap for later use.
Then you need to aerate the soil - go over your grass with a deep garden fork, pushing it in vertically every few inches and wiggling back and forth to open up the holes. Work backwards so you don't crush the holes. Pile on some dry sharp sand (not builders' sand) and use a stiff brush to work it across the grass and into the holes to keep them open.
These two actions will improve air supply to the roots and help drainage too and that will discourage moss and liverwort.
Next spring, repeat the process and, if moss is still a problem, use a proprietary product to kill the moss and feed the grass but follow the dosage instructions carefully or you'll kill all the grass too.
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I don't use the forum to make "friends "(and certainly not to make enemies). Social media for many is "a spooky interaction at a distance".
I would be interested in what you use your yard for now, and what you might plan to use it for in the future. And whether you were quite happy with how it was before the worms arrived.
It's not for us to tell you how we would like it if it were ours.
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@uktenoriomarcusRLYjO-hB Just revisiting your thread. I know you describe your garden as a yard. I assume it is a small space and that it is also dark? Maybe North or East facing? That could be why you have moss which is the light green in your photo. If that is the case you will always struggle with getting grass to grow. My daughter has a similar problem with her lawn. She calls it her 'salad bowl' but I don't think you would want to eat any of it! A lawn in a small space is also a problem you need to store a lawnmower for a start.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
If, as a new gardener, you want to try your hand at sowing some seeds, the worm casts make an ideal medium -already sieved fine enough for many seed varieties and given the quality of bought seed compost these days, can often be a better bet
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As others have said the wormcasts are a good sign but you could certainly do some work to improve the health of your grass. Start by scarifying. This just means raking thoroughly with a spring tined rake to remove thatch and loose weeds and some moss. If your lawn is large you could buy or hire a small machine to do this. It's like a lawn mower but has spikes on a roller that do the job for you. Pile all the rakings onto your compost heap for later use.
Then you need to aerate the soil - go over your grass with a deep garden fork, pushing it in vertically every few inches and wiggling back and forth to open up the holes. Work backwards so you don't crush the holes. Pile on some dry sharp sand (not builders' sand) and use a stiff brush to work it across the grass and into the holes to keep them open.
These two actions will improve air supply to the roots and help drainage too and that will discourage moss and liverwort.
Next spring, repeat the process and, if moss is still a problem, use a proprietary product to kill the moss and feed the grass but follow the dosage instructions carefully or you'll kill all the grass too.
I come to this forum to get advice that I can't find anywhere else. I also give sound advice that is often different to the run-of-the-mill.
I don't use the forum to make "friends "(and certainly not to make enemies). Social media for many is "a spooky interaction at a distance".
I would be interested in what you use your yard for now, and what you might plan to use it for in the future. And whether you were quite happy with how it was before the worms arrived.
It's not for us to tell you how we would like it if it were ours.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
A lawn in a small space is also a problem you need to store a lawnmower for a start.