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How do I remove moss growing on my wood fence?

Charlie: Debbie in Manville wants to know “How do I remove moss growing on my wood fence?”

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Tom: Pressure wash it. I’m serious, just get a pressure washer. It’s time for that spring cleaning. Everybody should be spring cleaning. I had my whole backyard and all the furniture, everything, just pressure washed. The table, our table, we sit at to eat outside in our outdoor kitchen looks brand new. It’s a teak table. Just everything needs a good, good cleaning-

Charlie: You’re-

Tom: … especially after this year because of all the freezes and all the nasty weather we had in the winter.

Charlie: You’re not oiling that teak?

Tom: No, I don’t like to oil it because it gets on your hands and stuff.

Charlie: Yeah, okay, and what about sealing the fence or doing something like that. Would that help with the moss?

Tom: No.

Charlie: Okay.

Tom: Moss grows on dirt, dirt gets on fence-

Charlie: But not on a rolling stone.

Tom: … on the north side, moss grows on the north side of the fence or the tree, welcome to the forest.

Charlie: So, Debbie, you can move. If you don’t like it, find a …

Tom: Go south. South, Debbie, go south. That’s it.

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