Northland Gardens - How To Grow Your Own Moss

<BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#9C5EA2" VLINK="#551A8B" ALINK="#FF0000" BACKGROUND="../images/back.jpg"> <table width="500" height="*" align="center" valign="top" width="*" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="2"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" width="500" height="*"> <center> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="395" height="353"> <tr> <td width="395" height="353" background="../IMAGES/islandback.GIF" valign="top" align="center"><a href="main.html" target="_top"><img border="0" src="../images/northland-logo1.gif" width="189" height="148" alt="Bonsai Centre Home"></a></td> </tr> </table> </div> <h2> <font face="Signboard"><font color="#008000"> HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN MOSS !</font> </font> </h2> </center> <font face="Helvetica, Arial, Geneva"> <font face="Helvetica, Arial, Geneva"> <p align="left">This will require a shaded & fairly moist spot that is not going to get washed by rain or sprinklers...</p> <p align="left">In a blender, combine 1 quart of <b>buttermilk</b>, 1 Tbsp. <b>corn syrup</b>, 1 cup <b>beer of choice</b> & 2 cups finely chopped , freshly harvested <b>moss w/</b> <b>developed spores</b> or use 2 to 3 packages of <b> Moss Spores</b><a href="http://www.northlandgardens.com/pages/tools.html"> </a>A hand-full of brown fallen evergreen needles will help but is not required. Blend the mixture until it's smooth; adding more beer if you desire a thinner mix or more fresh moss for a thicker paste. Simply paint or pour the slurry onto the surface of whatever you want mossed and keep it moist. <span style="background-color: #FFFF00"><i>Do not use this mixture on bonsai</i>.</span>.. You will have to grow it separately on a page of newsprint dusted with a thin layer of peat and transplant it onto your bonsai when it is fully  qrown.</p> <p align="left">Keep in mind, many mosses are not  fast growers and may need 1 or 2 seasons to impress you depending on moisture levels, shade requirements and soil composition. Your ideal soil Ph should be near 5.5 ( too sour for most grasses ). Use sulfur, aluminum sulfate or ferrous sulfate to sour the soil in a shade garden. We've experienced good results using various quantities of the ingredients in this recipe and by being religious about the growing conditions that most mosses enjoy...<b>moist shade</b>. <a href="mailto:comments@northlandgardens.com">let us know  </a></p> </font> </font> <center> <p><b><font face="Signboard">GOOD LUCK ! </font></b> </center> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <font face="Helvetica, Arial, Geneva"> <p align="center"><a href="tips-tricks.html" target="_top">Back to main Tips and Tricks page</a> <p align="center"><a href="file:///E:/readyweb1/pages/main.html"><br> </a><a href="../index.html" target="_top"> <img SRC="../IMAGES/Northland-Gardens-Home-purple.gif" border="0" ALT="Northland Gardens Home" width="114" height="70"></a><br> <font FACE="Jester" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000">                                                 </font></p> <font FACE="Jester" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"> <p ALIGN="CENTER"><img border="0" src="../images/Dragon.gif" width="189" height="33"></p> <p align="CENTER"><font FACE="Calligrapher" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000">northlandgardens.com    1-800-4-BONSAI </font></font></font> <p align="center" style="line-height: 100%"><font size="1"><a href="../index.html" target="_top">HOME</a> | <a href="main.html" target="_top">BONSAI MAIN</a></font> <font size="1">| <a href="Bonsai-Trees-trop.htm" target="_top">BONSAI</a> | <a href="Bonsai-Pottery.htm" target="_top">POTTERY</a> | <a href="Humidity-Trays.htm" target="_top">HUMIDITY TRAYS</a> | <a href="Tools-Accessories.html" target="_top">TOOLS</a> |  <a href="starter.html" target="_top">STARTER STOCK</a></font> <font size="1">| <a href="gifts.html" target="_top">GIFTS/BOOKS</a>  <br> <a href="Lucky-Bamboo.htm" target="_top">LUCKY BAMBOO</a> | <a href="Koh.htm" target="_top">INCENSE</a> |</font> <font size="1"><a href="Specials.htm" target="_top">SPECIALS</a> | <a href="specimens.html" target="_top">SPECIMENS</a> | <a href="tips-tricks.html" target="_top">TIPS & TRICKS</a> | <a href="conditions.html" target="_top">CONDITIONS</a> | <a href="order-form.html" target="_top">ORDER FORM</a>  <br> <a href="green-houses.html" target="_top">GREENHOUSES</a></font></p> </body>