Re: Moss was: Different Species
>
>So to what I have done:
> Since there is no place I could read about this I had to try to do
it my
>own way: I have tried different mosses. Some grow in very dry/sunny places
>others in wet/both shadow and sun. Some of them very easily 'breaks' in
>hard wind before it is established, by weeding or by cats playing or else.
> What have worked best by me I feel is one green yellow called
'feather
>moss' (translated from norwegian - sorry that I have no latin name yet!) I
>am in the lucky situation I have a big forrest in my farm, and I have
>sampled some here amd there, and tried not to take so much any places that
>it shows. I do it very careful, so not to much break.
> I have just placed them directly on the soil around/under
trees/shrubs.
>I think autumn is a better time to 'plant' mosses because then they don't
>have to fight the whole dry warm summer when establish? Or else you will
>have to give extra water if it is not raining, and I have alsway water in
>my littel river. And here in my coastal climate to little rain normaly is
>no problem, more the oppisite .. but anyway the other plants also need
>watering, so ... then the moss will get water too.
> Be carful with fertilzing and lime. As I said I have a lot of
Rhododendron
>and Hosta and they like acid soil, and so do a lot of mosses.
> When first estblished moss can take more draught than grass I have
read.
>As soon the rain is back the moss will sproute.
> I have taken photos of this and if I get time I can try to send
those of
>you want to see it - but I don't have a scanner so I have go and do it
>somewhere else - but that is nor problem! Just tell me, and I will send to
>private email.
>
>
>Arnhild - Hardangerfjord - SW coast Norway.
>
Arnhild, if you have true mosses, one way to multiply them is to put some
in a blender with buttermilk, blend, then "paint" it on rocks or wherever
you want the moss to grow. Margaret L
