This St. Patty’s Day Keep the Green on the Shamrocks, Not Your Deck!
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Wet & Forget
St. Patty’s Day is the time to celebrate the Emerald Isle by enjoying everything green, from shamrocks, to green attire, and even the first green shoots in your garden. Everything, that is, except for the slimy green algae or destructive moss that have invaded your deck. Wipe out moss and algae with Wet & Forget Outdoor, and keep the green where it belongs: on the shamrocks, and off your deck! Read on to see how.
St. Patty’s Day is the time to celebrate the Emerald Isle by enjoying everything green, from shamrocks, to green attire, and even the first green shoots in your garden. Everything, that is, except for the slimy green algae or destructive moss that have invaded your deck. Wipe out moss and algae with Wet & Forget Outdoor, and keep the green where it belongs: on the shamrocks, and off your deck! Read on to see how.
Green Menace #1: Algae
Green algae is a slippery, simple plant that can grow anywhere outdoors where there is sufficient moisture and partial shade, including the shady portions of your deck. Not only is green algae an eyesore—if it grows on your deck’s flooring you can track it into your home and stain the carpet, and algae can also make your deck so slippery that it becomes a fall hazard for you and your family.
Green Menace #2: Moss
Moss is a fuzzy, carpet-like simple plant that can also grow on many types of decking. Moss thrives in humid, partially-shaded areas. If left unchecked, moss can take over large areas of your deck and, worst of all, moss’s root-like structures can lead to warping and cracking in some types of decking.
Wipe out the Mess with Wet & Forget Outdoor!
You may see your neighbors grabbing a bottle of bleach or a pressure washer and heading out to their decks for spring cleaning, but neither one eliminates ugly moss and algae like Wet & Forget Outdoor. Cleaning your deck with bleach requires scrubbing, the runoff can kill your grass, and corrosive bleach can slowly erode the surface of some types of decking. A pressure washer makes a muddy mess, and the force of the water can knock loose pieces of decking or add to the wear and tear on your deck’s finish. Worst of all, neither of these methods does anything to prevent moss or algae from growing back right away, trapping you in an endless cycle of cleaning and re-cleaning.
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