Hi.
I have a grey moulded fibre glass pond.
I hate the colour.
How can i encourage moss to grow on the grey fibre to make it look natural ?
Paint it with yoghurt ?
Any ideas please ?
Regards Jeff

I've heard of this method for growing moss, though I haven't tried it
myself.
Acquire an amount of moss, place in a blender, add a little buttermilk and
grind it all up. Spread the mixture where you would like the moss to grow
and keep it damp. It is said that the moss will propagate from there and
flourish. If you try this, post back here later about your success.
Paul


"JEFF UK" wrote in message
...
Hi.
I have a grey moulded fibre glass pond.
I hate the colour.
How can i encourage moss to grow on the grey fibre to make it look natural
?
Paint it with yoghurt ?
Any ideas please ?
Regards Jeff

Paul,
cheers.
Sounds refreshing .
Will try.
Regards
Jeff


"Paul in Redland" wrote in message
...
I've heard of this method for growing moss, though I haven't tried it
myself.
Acquire an amount of moss, place in a blender, add a little buttermilk and
grind it all up. Spread the mixture where you would like the moss to grow
and keep it damp. It is said that the moss will propagate from there and
flourish. If you try this, post back here later about your success.
Paul


"JEFF UK" wrote in message
...
Hi.
I have a grey moulded fibre glass pond.
I hate the colour.
How can i encourage moss to grow on the grey fibre to make it look
natural
?
Paint it with yoghurt ?
Any ideas please ?
Regards Jeff

All you need is to reduce filter capacity, turn off UV light, and feed more. In
a few days, you'll get algae. My aquarium is full of algae on the glass, yet
have clear water.

JEFF UK wrote:

Hi.
I have a grey moulded fibre glass pond.
I hate the colour.
How can i encourage moss to grow on the grey fibre to make it look natural ?
Paint it with yoghurt ?
Any ideas please ?
Regards Jeff

Cheers guys for the replies,
Jeff




"Cybe R. Wizard" wrote in message
news:20030602120058.763dcba3.cyber_wizard@mindspri ng.com...
On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 02:46:54 -0700
Sean Dinh wrote:

JEFF UK wrote:

Hi.
I have a grey moulded fibre glass pond.
I hate the colour.
How can i encourage moss to grow on the grey fibre to make it look
natural ? Paint it with yoghurt ?
Any ideas please ?
Regards Jeff

All you need is to reduce filter capacity, turn off UV light, and feed
more. In a few days, you'll get algae. My aquarium is full of algae on
the glass, yet have clear water.

Above the water line the best effect I've gotten was from digging under
the moss found on the forest floor and transplanting it to the edges of
my pond. Letting just a bit hang into the water will keep a whole
clump watered. Dig just enough to leave a thin layer of dirt under the
moss. I used a paint stirring stick.

Cybe R. Wizard
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

Kidding aside, I would love to have some moss around my future pond. The hard
part is to maintain moisture so as not to dry out the moss. Let us know how it
turn out.

JEFF UK wrote:

Cheers guys for the replies,
Jeff

Sean, we aren't talking about algae. We're talking about moss.
Difference. I don't think we want algae!

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Sean Dinh" wrote in message
...
All you need is to reduce filter capacity, turn off UV light, and feed
more. In
a few days, you'll get algae. My aquarium is full of algae on the glass,
yet
have clear water.

JEFF UK wrote:

Hi.
I have a grey moulded fibre glass pond.
I hate the colour.
How can i encourage moss to grow on the grey fibre to make it look
natural ?
Paint it with yoghurt ?
Any ideas please ?
Regards Jeff

assuming its full of water and fish and things then lots of sunlight is the
way to do it

Roman


"JEFF UK" wrote in message
...
Hi.
I have a grey moulded fibre glass pond.
I hate the colour.
How can i encourage moss to grow on the grey fibre to make it look natural
?
Paint it with yoghurt ?
Any ideas please ?
Regards Jeff

On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, Roman wrote:

assuming its full of water and fish and things then lots of sunlight is the
way to do it

Roman


"JEFF UK" wrote in message
...
Hi.
I have a grey moulded fibre glass pond.
I hate the colour.
How can i encourage moss to grow on the grey fibre to make it look natural
?
Paint it with yoghurt ?
Any ideas please ?
Regards Jeff

There's a question nobody has been asking:
Below the water line, or high and dry?
If below, then yes, algae will soon cover it, whether you want it or no.
If above, then THAT is where you want moss. Moss may be hard to grow on a
fibreglass surface. If it's rough and almost porous, like the un-glazed
back of the shell, then painting it with a blender mix of yogurt and
lichen should grow that. Moss, you can pick off rocks, but I don't know
how you get it to adhere and spread...

Dave

I was kidding. I would rather have moss than algae. However, the algae on my
aquarium is nice. All the other people hate it.

Nedra wrote:

Sean, we aren't talking about algae. We're talking about moss.
Difference. I don't think we want algae!

On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 02:46:54 -0700
Sean Dinh wrote:

JEFF UK wrote:

Hi.
I have a grey moulded fibre glass pond.
I hate the colour.
How can i encourage moss to grow on the grey fibre to make it look
natural ? Paint it with yoghurt ?
Any ideas please ?
Regards Jeff

All you need is to reduce filter capacity, turn off UV light, and feed
more. In a few days, you'll get algae. My aquarium is full of algae on
the glass, yet have clear water.

Above the water line the best effect I've gotten was from digging under
the moss found on the forest floor and transplanting it to the edges of
my pond. Letting just a bit hang into the water will keep a whole
clump watered. Dig just enough to leave a thin layer of dirt under the
moss. I used a paint stirring stick.

Cybe R. Wizard
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 20:53:23 GMT
"Nedra" wrote:

Sean, we aren't talking about algae. We're talking about moss.
Difference. I don't think we want algae!

Nedra

A neighbor has one of those grey fiberglass pre-forms. Believe me,
whether the OP knows it or not, he needs both moss /and/ algae, and in a
big way!

Cybe R. Wizard
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L