Re: Re: Plants for Shade under Oak tree!

> Regarding the moss growing under the oak tree - I read once that a landscape architect
> sprayed buttermilk on the rocks to grow moss around a pond.  Will this work?  I'd
> like to have moss on my rocks and if it will work, I'd rather not dig the moss that's
> already growing on the ground.  I have sphagnum moss.  What kind of moss will buttermilk
> grow?
> Sheila

There was something about this on the alpine-l mailing list back in August
of 1997.  To feed existing moss, someone mixed buttermilk with equal parts
of water and sprayed it directly onto the stands.

To start the moss off (paraphrased from the aforementioned threads on
alpine-l):

   Mix a 1" square pad of moss with 1/2 cup buttermilk and 1/2 cup 
   water, then paint onto a presoaked rock or trough.  Keep shaded and
   moist.

   There may be problems with raccoons initially, so the rocks may have
   to be covered with chicken wire until the buttermilk is gone.

Chris
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