"Bill who putters" wrote in message
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On Jun 25, 5:03 pm, Billy wrote:
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"brooklyn1" wrote:
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Hi all, while most people are trying to keep moss out of there
garden,
I'm trying to encourage it. I am haveing difficulty with getting
moss
to grow specifically on rocks. Does anyone have any suggestions on
how
to get moss growing on rocks successfully.

Moss doesn't typically grow on rocks, lichens typically grow on
rocks.
Moss
grows on soil between rocks and on various organic materials, like
tree
bark
and decaying wood. Lichens grow on a mineral based substance (rocks),
and
like dry and full sun. Moss likes wet and shade. One can get moss to
grow
in rocks if first they attach some sort of organic, but the moss
still
will
not be growing directly on the rocks and once the organic material is
depleted, which won't be very long, the moss will die.

Uh, now I'm all confused. Could some one identify the moss like
plant growing on the rocks, and the lichen kinda stuff growing on
the branch in the folder "Garden" at http://tinypic.com/1r509n5u
Hmmm?
Bwhahahaha
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- Billy

There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few
who
learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric
fence
and
find out for themselves.
Will Rogers

http://green-house.tv/video/the-spri...omdispatch.com
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I had heard to mix the moss you want with Peanut Butter and Milk and
spread on the rocks. This was in a Japanese gardening article.

I mentioned powder milk earlier and thought the spores would find
away. But taking moss and blending it with milk faster should work the
peanut butter is sort of a spreader sticker. I have moss growing on my
concrete pond wall after much time. Years. Now I try to keep it off my
roof and brick patio.

http://imgur.com/9gq6p.jpg Quite a contrast!


That patio appears to be indoors, partially indoors, or at least well
shaded, so mosses can be made to grow rather easily. But if you have moss
growing on your roof (you don't display that picture) it could be indicative
of a serverely damaged roof, with lots of well rotted wood under the mossy
areas... have that checked out right away, before it suddenly collapses and
kills people... I see what appears to be a lot of people in your moss
picture... If they are gathering under your mossy roof they could own
you... and now that you've apprised the world that you know of this
condition your insurance won't help you. But I don't believe that's a
picture of your home patio, it's too well orchestrated and cropped, looks
like a commercial establishment with very professional landscaping
(restaurant/caterer, golf course lodge), looks lifted off the net or a
picture of an affair you attended... anyone owns a home with such a patio
isn't going to have moss growing on their roof. Have you a few more views
from a different perspective and a much wider angle, and without the people
in formal dress... should be able to post those in like ten minutes if
that's your home. Bill who putters, eh... that sure looks like a golf
course patio to me... the 19th hole. LOL According to the Properties that
image was lifted today. I can lift similar pictures from the web sites of
the golf coures I frequent.