Above is the experiment I started — testing both natural yoghurt and buttermilk right. As you can see after about a week the buttermilk dries up a little and I think the terracotta stand soaks up moisture a little quickly.
More from this supplier: Super Moss Options. We hope you enjoy the content on Moss Lovers. We will continue to update the site with worthy facts, tips and art relating to Moss. Thanks for stopping by! There are three main major types of mosses: Granite mosses, peat mosses and true mosses. Granite Mosses Class: Andreaeaopsida Number: approx. You can speed up moss growth if its growth factors and environment are optimized. It cannot grow beyond its genetic destiny but can be aided by removing obstacles to its growth.
Moss Growth Skip to content. Have you read this? What you need Blender — old! Moss adds a nice touch to rocks especially near a waterfall. It ages a stone wall or arbor, and makes the garden look more mature. Some people even use moss to replace their lawn. How do you propagate moss? A simple and common method is to take some live moss, put it in a blender with some buttermilk or yogurt, and blend it up into a slurry.
Then use a paint brush to cover any surface where you want moss to grow. Keep it misted until the moss is well established. You can easily find people on the internet who say this method works, but keep in mind some people live in very humid environments and moss will also grow without the blender and buttermilk.
This method sounds great on Pinterest, one of the worst online sources of information, but it does not really work, except in high humidity areas. The best way to grow moss is to divide an existing clump of moss, and place pieces where you want the moss to grow. If you provide enough moisture, and a stable surface, moss will take hold. This is a common moss myth.
It is a slow grower and has a very hard time out competing other plants. As a result of this, moss in a lawn or garden usually means that the other plant is not growing very well. Fix that problem to make the other plant grow better and the moss will slowly disappear. Most types of moss grow best in a wet or humid environment. Remember they have no roots to absorb water and need to get it through the green leafy part of the moss. However, moss is also one of the most drought tolerant plants there is.
It has to be, in order to grow on rocks in drier locations. Moss on rocks around here is bone dry most of the summer, but when fall rains arrive, they green up and grow.
They are also green during the winter as they absorb melting snow. The moss around my waterfall stays green all summer because it is constantly sprayed with a fine mist of water. One type of moss, Anoectangium compactum, can survive 19 years without water. Moss myth — moss only grows on the north side of a tree. Moss grows where it gets the essentials of life and it has no internal compass. The north side of trees tend to get less light and therefore will hold moisture longer.
The excess moisture makes moss grow better. But in areas with enough moisture, moss grows all around the tree. Moss growing on a tree may keep the bark wetter, which could lead to problems, but for the most part the moss does not harm trees. Gift Cards. Moss Milkshake? Did I kill it? Hello, I have decided to attempt to make a moss garden since my back yard consists of acidic dirt, moss and a few patches of grass. Email Save Comment 3. Sort by: Oldest. Newest Oldest. Hope this helps Here is a link that might be useful: Deborah's Garden.
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We are replacing the ugly t siding with hardi-plank but that's gonna have to wait. There's only so much construction I can take at once and I'm tired of writing checks! Kinda hard to wake up and see all the contractors in the front yard with the curtains down due to windows being replaced. Forgot to mention we had the basement tore up too since it had about 3 inches of standing water since November for the last 30 yrs according to the old owners.
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Should have our porch railings put on this week. We are subdividing and adding two homes behind our house, sorry neighbors but its the cost of living here. I've read almost every thread in this post and since kitchen remodels can be very costly and you want the best bang for your buck, here are a few suggestions. The low dropped ceiling really dates the space and removing it will open up the kitchen and it will appear larger and modern.
Remove the soffits too, as they date the kitchen. I would recommend light cabinets in off white, but if you are set on the darker wood cabinets, do not use the black or gold granite..
They are too busy with too much pattern and will make the kitchen dark and cavelike. Countertops are expensive and a big part of the budget, so think carefully about what will stay current and timeless. I would recommend off-white quartz or solid surface like Corian. Very timeless, easy to care for and never go out of style. Remove the vertical blinds and install drapery panels in an geometric or graphic print to bring a pop of color.
You might want to work with a kitchen designer to reconfigure the arrangement of your appliances so they are in a better layout - use stainless steel if possible. It doesn't LOOK like your tree is in any immediate danger of expiring, but symptoms made manifest by ongoing limitations commonly lag the cause by weeks to months.
There could be a positive effect in pH though. Do you really want to mess up your nice blender? I'd suggest you get a used one from a thrift store to dedicate as your moss milkshake blender. Beware: Mosses might tangle around the blades and cause blender to clog up. For sure, this is a messy process.
Once you've painted the mixture in your garden on soil or garden sculptures, there are a number of disadvantages to using any of these ingredients.
Aesthetically, you'll have to look at ugly, coated objects or ground for quite a while. Just think, you'll have a buttermilk covering or blobs of water-absorbing crystals that won't present a pleasing appearance.
Frankly, the absorbing crystals just plain give me the heebie-jeebies, particularly if you touch them or walk on them. However, the food-based ingredients will be quite appealing and tasty to all types of critters. The pungent odor might very well be inviting raccoons, opossums or deer to your yard which might find other plants desirable as well. In fact, your own dog or cat might be a culprit in licking your mixture and deterring any significant growth.
In all likelihood you won't have perfect weather conditions — rain at the right time and sunshine when needed. If it rains too hard right at the beginning, your moss milkshake will wash away. Obviously, a more vertical or sloped surface — like on a wall or garden statue, the easier for mosses to rinse off quickly. If it's too hot or too sunny, it might dry up before mosses ever get the chance to get started. You may need to add a regime of supplemental misting to maintain consistent moisture.
I'll admit I've wanted this idea to work, too. I've tried this method on several occasions. I felt that I should try all types of variables in my research experiments. I've painted the right moss types on my concrete garden bunnies, smooth quartz rocks, porous limestone, bricks, engineered rocks, granite and more. I've used a variety of ingredients including fresh buttermilk, beer, cornstarch, sucrose and those slimy water crystals.
Scientists have indicated there could be some value in the sugar mixtures. My biggest issue was rain washing it away. So, I tried again by placing moss milkshake experiments under a roof. I eliminated the rain issue by regularly misting the objects myself.
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