Tag Archives: Moss FAQ

How To Grow Moss In A Container | Safe & Unsafe Materials

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Choosing the right container for growing moss is essential for success. The wrong container will poison the moss or stop it spreading, and the damage can take weeks to show. Below is a guide on choosing the right container for growing moss. Glass, ceramic and stone are the safe bets. Terrarium grade moss is hand […]

Moss, An Orchid, And Marsha Owen’s Pottery

Most moss sold for orchids is dead. Dried sheet moss is a mulch and it stays the color it arrived. Live moss keeps growing, closes over the surface and holds humidity around the base. Sold from a quarter of a square foot, which is more than a dish this size needs. See live moss for […]

Moss Man Speaks – Lawn Bad, Moss Good

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Converting a shaded lawn? Letting airborne spores do the work takes 12 to 24 months. A moss milkshake puts the species you want where you want it and knits into a stable colony in four to six months. Laid sheets read as finished ground the day they go down. See live moss for lawns · […]

Ageing Moss In My Moss Lawn

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Readers Question A mixed moss lawn outlasts a single species. Each one waxes and wanes at a different time of year, so something is always thriving. Fern moss with carpet moss is the blend that has held up best for us, and both are sold by the square foot with the rate falling steeply as […]

Moss And Ant Mounds

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Readers Question Amy’s lawn took several years to fill in. That is what happens when moss arrives on its own or from a milkshake. Laid sheets read as finished ground the day they go down, which is the difference between waiting and having. Either way the answer to pests is the same: no chemicals, because […]

Watering Moss Terrariums

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Reader Questions Building a terrarium? Twelve species in stock, cleaned and pest checked for closed builds, from a quarter of a square foot. Sheet moss for the floor, cushion and mood moss as accents. See live terrarium moss Dear Moss And Stone Gardens, Hi! Let me just say, I’m a huge fan of your blog. […]

Earthworm castings on moss

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Encouraging moss that is already there? Watering is the free half of the job, and this post covers what happens when you overdo it. The bare patches are the slow part: a moss milkshake seeds them for a few dollars a square foot, and laid sheets close them the same day. See moss milkshakes and […]

Moss And Leaves

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Readers Questions Rolling a net out in autumn is close to the whole maintenance list. No mowing, no feeding, no herbicide, no irrigation once it is established. Leaves for a few weeks in fall, and that is it. See live moss by the square foot · moss instead of a lawn Dear Moss And Stone […]

Moss – squirrels, birds, and other moss meddling crittters

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Netting is the answer to most of this. Pond netting at three eighths of an inch, pinned tight and left in place, disappears as the moss grows through it. It is the same technique used to hold newly laid moss on a slope, so it earns its keep twice. See live moss by the square […]