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Old 19-07-2005, 12:11 PM
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"Martin" wrote in message ...
Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone had advice on mass culitvation and harvesting of
mosses for eventual use in bonsai pots. I've noticed moss seems to grow
great on concrete and brickwork in my back garden and wonder if this could
be reproduced on a larger, non-seasonal dependant scale? Perhaps even a
commercial scale?


Sure you can, I'm not sure about the commercial scale though but you can try
the following:
Lets say you wanted to cover a piece of bark/driftwood or whatever surface
with moss. Take the moss sample and break it up into little pieces. Buy a
coconut from the grocery store and drain the milk out into a spray bottle.
Spray whatever surface lightly with the coconut milk and then garnish with
the little pieces of moss. Insert driftwood/whatever into a plastic blown up
packet and seal it. Place in a position where it receives UNdirect sunlight.

Coconut milk has natural plant growth hormones and soon enough your moss
will have covered whatever it is resting upon. All thats left is to pour
your favourite coco alchoholic beverage, sit back and relax and watch the
moss grow
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Kind Regards
Cameron