Q.There is a green growth on top of the soil that hardens and nothing will grow there.
Usually it is in shady areas of the yard. I am in the Augusta, GA area.

GKH_Susan
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Answered on May 2, 2020
This is some form of moss. Here's an article that will tell you how to deal with it:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/moss/killing-moss.htm
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