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i have to try that, did not think it would have any good smell to it, what grow in my wood are those the green and gray kind. i ll try to pick them up to see what it smell likes, i don't care for dampness smell thou.
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Originally Posted by nuala
When I'm on a deadbed, one of the things I will miss will be the smell of the forest moss. My dd, sometimes, picks a piece for me to sniff because she knows Mom loves it. Who needs perfume? This is the purest smell there is (of earth, dampness, mushrooms).
Nothing like walking on a bed of moss. Up here in Maine there are places where generations of moss leaves a soft carpet nearly a foot thick. Strangely sensual.
I believe it was the Martha Stewart show or some ilk that showcased moss gardens and their maintenance. They had I really good tip (I tried it, and it works) of mixing a yogurt/water solution to provide just the right acidic conditions for transplanting most mosses.
I haven't tried it myself yet but, I was shopping for some cement statuary (Easter Island - Moai-type) to add to my collection and the owner told me that he spreads vanilla yogurt on his statuary to get moss to grow on it.
Yep = plain yogurt and moss in a blender, apply with a clean paint brush...some swear by beer.
That column in one of my albums will eventually be treated to grow moss, just haven't gotten around to it yet. Soooooooooo much to do here.
I like adding moss to my planters as a moisture barrier, too...and it doesn't hurt as a winter blanket, either. Want to have a variety for my shade gardens and the pots, so anything of any kind that I can find would be swell. It appears I only have two varieties right here in my neck of the woods (literally). Both low-growing. Want to find the more exotic, taller species and either treat as a specimen or add to the salamander retreat I have on the lower level, next to the deck. Yup, a garden especially for slimy things.
I'm still finding it odd and interesting that so many people have trouble with chiggers and Spanish Moss...never met a chigger in FL but had lots of moss hanging from my trees, always handling after a wind storm...here, now, ditto. Unpacked a huge box (moving size) of Tillandsia that a friend sent up from Orlando a few months ago...not a single nibble.
My evil chiggers, and there are many of them...are in the tall grass. I have the lunch welts everywhere to prove it.
Most mosses require shady spots, making them ideal constituents of shade gardens. They also like moisture. Many moss species not only tolerate, but require compaction in the soil beneath them -- just the opposite of most specimens sold at nurseries." ----> Moss Plants | Shade Gardens | Mosses for Shady Spots
Growing moss. On about 3/4 of an acre we do not have any use for, we planted 40 or so different types of trees. We are trying to create a canopy and in the process hoping to get moss growing on certain trees that we have seen moss grow on in other areas. Hope we are doing the right thing. If nothing else, we should have plenty shade and a cool place to relax in.
When I was a kid we always were told to not play with the moss because of the red bugs.
We didn't listen.
We ended up with lots of itches in private place.
Oddly enough, I really don't see as much moss in Orlando as I did while growing up a little more north in the Gainesville, FL area.
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