I read recently in a garden book the how to:

Grind some moss up as fine as you possibly can and add it to buttermilk then
apply the solution to your stones.
I have not tried it yet, but it sounds reasonable.

Kate

"Dave and Miss" wrote in message
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| 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
| http://photos.yahoo.com/jeepin9557
|
|

I read recently in a garden book the how to:

Grind some moss up as fine as you possibly can and add it to buttermilk then
apply the solution to your stones.
I have not tried it yet, but it sounds reasonable.

Kate

"Dave and Miss" wrote in message
...
| 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
| http://photos.yahoo.com/jeepin9557
|
|

naw, just rinse it with the hose and run it through the dishwasher, it will
be fine

"Dave and Miss" wrote in message
news | Thanks for the info....gonna give it a try. Might have to buy the wife a
new
| blender though. ;-)
| "Philip Lewis" wrote in message
| du...
| Granny Grump writes:
| Put moss and buttermilk (enough to make it moist) in a blender and
| the buttermilk/yoghurt advice is what i've also read...
|
| whirl it good. Add a tiny bit of Miracle Gro to the mix.
| Miracid might be better... mosses tend to like acid enviroments...
| if you want a little extra "sticking" and water retention power, add
| some clay to the mix.
|
| of course.. all this is mostly from what i've read... never actually
| tried it.
|
| good luck.
|
| --
| be safe.
| flip
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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
http://photos.yahoo.com/jeepin9557

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
http://photos.yahoo.com/jeepin9557

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
http://photos.yahoo.com/jeepin9557

Do what I always do for things like this. Wait until she is asleep.
Timing is the key to a happy marriage. I time everyting for when she
is not around.

Russell Mack


On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 16:39:26 -0700, "Dave and Miss"
wrote:

Thanks for the info....gonna give it a try. Might have to buy the wife a new
blender though. ;-)
"Philip Lewis" wrote in message
. edu...
Granny Grump writes:
Put moss and buttermilk (enough to make it moist) in a blender and
the buttermilk/yoghurt advice is what i've also read...

whirl it good. Add a tiny bit of Miracle Gro to the mix.
Miracid might be better... mosses tend to like acid enviroments...
if you want a little extra "sticking" and water retention power, add
some clay to the mix.

of course.. all this is mostly from what i've read... never actually
tried it.

good luck.

--
be safe.
flip
Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch?
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LOL...
you best just stay away from MY man so you don't teach him anything naughty!

Kate

"Webfoot" wrote in message
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| Do what I always do for things like this. Wait until she is asleep.
| Timing is the key to a happy marriage. I time everyting for when she
| is not around.
|
| Russell Mack
|
|
| On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 16:39:26 -0700, "Dave and Miss"
| wrote:
|
| Thanks for the info....gonna give it a try. Might have to buy the wife a
new
| blender though. ;-)
| "Philip Lewis" wrote in message
| . edu...
| Granny Grump writes:
| Put moss and buttermilk (enough to make it moist) in a blender and
| the buttermilk/yoghurt advice is what i've also read...
|
| whirl it good. Add a tiny bit of Miracle Gro to the mix.
| Miracid might be better... mosses tend to like acid enviroments...
| if you want a little extra "sticking" and water retention power, add
| some clay to the mix.
|
| of course.. all this is mostly from what i've read... never actually
| tried it.
|
| good luck.
|
| --
| be safe.
| flip
| Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch?
| Remove origin of the word spam from address to reply (leave "+")
|
|
|
|

LOL...
you best just stay away from MY man so you don't teach him anything naughty!

Kate

"Webfoot" wrote in message
...
| Do what I always do for things like this. Wait until she is asleep.
| Timing is the key to a happy marriage. I time everyting for when she
| is not around.
|
| Russell Mack
|
|
| On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 16:39:26 -0700, "Dave and Miss"
| wrote:
|
| Thanks for the info....gonna give it a try. Might have to buy the wife a
new
| blender though. ;-)
| "Philip Lewis" wrote in message
| . edu...
| Granny Grump writes:
| Put moss and buttermilk (enough to make it moist) in a blender and
| the buttermilk/yoghurt advice is what i've also read...
|
| whirl it good. Add a tiny bit of Miracle Gro to the mix.
| Miracid might be better... mosses tend to like acid enviroments...
| if you want a little extra "sticking" and water retention power, add
| some clay to the mix.
|
| of course.. all this is mostly from what i've read... never actually
| tried it.
|
| good luck.
|
| --
| be safe.
| flip
| Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch?
| Remove origin of the word spam from address to reply (leave "+")
|
|
|
|

Dave
yes paint them with milk this should speed up the process.
Mostyn
"Dave and Miss" wrote in message
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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
http://photos.yahoo.com/jeepin9557

Dave
yes paint them with milk this should speed up the process.
Mostyn
"Dave and Miss" wrote in message
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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
http://photos.yahoo.com/jeepin9557

Thanks....I will.
Dave
"Mostyn" wrote in message
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Dave
yes paint them with milk this should speed up the process.
Mostyn
"Dave and Miss" wrote in message
...
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
http://photos.yahoo.com/jeepin9557