Chickadees use it for nests. They fill my birdhouses with it every
year. After they leave I replant it under the birdhouses where they
got it.


On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:21:29 -0500, Mark Bannister
wrote:

All the methods you have been given for propagating moss will work, but
it depends on the type of moss as well. Some respond well to grinding
up, some do very poorly this way. You might check out bonsai sources as
they have a few thousand years of history on how to do this.
Just to reiterate what has already been said and some comments:
Moss likes acid
Moss likes damp
If you transplant moss you should try to match shade and moisture level.
Some use cheese cloth to hold down moss and keep it together.
Moss near water takes off quickly, especially if part of the moss can
act as a wick and touch the water.
Squirrels and birds LOVE to pull up moss looking for stuff. Many, many
times I came home to our old small pond to find ALL the moss ripped up
and strewn about. A very proud robin or mocking bird would be standing
around, chest out, tummy full.
Squirrels seem to prefer moss on soil to hide nuts under.

Mark B.

Dave and Miss wrote:
Does anyone out there know an effective technique for growing moss on rocks
around the waterfall. I'm going for the natural look and would like to make
them look like they've been there forever. Thanks.....Dave
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