Moss can be lifted and moved by scooping, scraping or raking, and the right technique depends on the type of moss. Acrocarpous mosses is best lifted after rainfall with the scooping technique. Pleurocarpous mosses can be collected by scooping, scraping, or raking. First, where is the moss coming from? These techniques are for moving moss […]
When to water moss depends if it is recently transplanted or already established. It also depends if it is an Acrocarpous moss or a Pleurocarpous moss. Below is a guide with instructions on when and how to water mosses. Watering new moss. Daily for the first weeks, then let it dry a little between waterings. […]
Do not want to wait two years? Laid sheets of live moss read as finished ground the day they go down. A moss milkshake is the slower, cheaper route and knits into a stable colony in four to six months. Pleurocarps like sheet and carpet moss fill in fastest; acrocarps like cushion and mood moss […]
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 […]
Alma Whittaker spent twenty five years on moss. You can start with a square foot. Sheet moss is where most gardens begin, in shade with steady moisture, and it reads as finished ground the day it goes down. See live moss by the square foot · the twelve species we supply Finally, moss takes center […]
A moss garden is a habitat, not just a surface. No mowing, no feeding, no chemicals, which is why things live in it that will not live in a lawn. See live moss for landscaping · will moss grow on my site? I spend a fair amount of time observing the small and tiny features […]
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 · […]
Should you wish to make a home for them. Faeries sleep on beds of moss and will not settle anywhere without it. We sell the beds, by the square foot, cut the week you order. What you do about the furniture is between you and them. See live moss by the square foot · moss […]
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 […]
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 […]