While walking in the forest late last fall, I found some moss that I thought would be good for Christmas decoration. It didn't get used for that purpose, but instead spent the winter on the balcony in a plastic bag. I decided to try planting it today in hopes that, eventually, I'll have areas of bare earth covered in that lovely, mossy green. I loosened the earth, pressed the moss in, watered it thoroughly, and pressed it some more. It looks like it will rain this evening so it will get a second watering. Tomorrow, I'll mix up a solution of one part buttermilk to two parts water and spray it on the planted patches and keep repeating the process for a while (2 or 3 weeks?).
4.5.10
Mossy Dreams
While walking in the forest late last fall, I found some moss that I thought would be good for Christmas decoration. It didn't get used for that purpose, but instead spent the winter on the balcony in a plastic bag. I decided to try planting it today in hopes that, eventually, I'll have areas of bare earth covered in that lovely, mossy green. I loosened the earth, pressed the moss in, watered it thoroughly, and pressed it some more. It looks like it will rain this evening so it will get a second watering. Tomorrow, I'll mix up a solution of one part buttermilk to two parts water and spray it on the planted patches and keep repeating the process for a while (2 or 3 weeks?).
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I love the look of moss in the garden, and have been trying to get more to grow under the conifers where I have been adding woodland plants. The lovely soft green adds a serene feeling to the garden.
@Northern Shade: Do you do anything in particular to encourage the moss to grow?
/krys
Please keep us updated on how this works, I have a very shady bare patch in my yard near the fence gate and think this would be amazing there.
@Scrapsweetie: I'm curious as well. I'm hoping that nature will overcome nurture (specifically, my failure to keep the patches consistently watered over the course of last summer) and that the moss will have survived.
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