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From the lens Moss Farming.

  • ErinElise May 17, 2012 @ 3:59 pm | delete
    I love your lens, it's really great! I've been trying to establish different types of mosses and ground covers that look like moss (I don't know if they're considered a moss or not) but I'm having problems with snails eating some of it (and everything else!). I love moss and have been trying to get it to grow in different areas of my yard, but I just started about six months ago so I'm still trying to get it going. Also, I live in Sacramento so it's going to be pretty dry here soon but now I know that it's normal for it to turn brown. Thank you for the info!
  • Snakesmum May 15, 2012 @ 10:47 pm | delete
    I love moss, and now I'm inspired to try and grow more of it. Thanks for writing this lens.
  • DebMartin May 15, 2012 @ 9:46 pm | delete
    I love moss. My yard has become full of it and quite the varieties I'm finding. Now I want more lichen. d
  • Fascinating May 14, 2012 @ 3:47 pm | delete
    Moss is very fascinating to look at closely with a hand lens the perfect miniature plant. It always looks so lush and green. What a good idea to use it as a garden feature. Lovely article thank you.
  • caffimages May 8, 2012 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    Interesting idea! I have a lot of moss growing in an neglected lawn. Maybe i'll try some of your ideas...
  • Anne Domilise May 8, 2012 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    I have a wide swatch of moss behind my house and I want to boost it. What can I spray on it to make it grow faster?
  • relache May 12, 2012 @ 4:02 pm | delete
    Moss grows as fast as it grows. Your best bet is to pull up any weeds, grass or other plants competing for the same space. You can't speed up moss.
  • arcarmi Apr 30, 2012 @ 8:40 pm | delete
    Fascinating lens! Very creative! Noce job!
  • Cape Cod Momma Apr 21, 2012 @ 11:48 am | delete
    Our yard is becoming a moss farm on its own! Here on Cape Cod we usually have pretty good growing conditions for it. This year has been a challenge. It's been so dry but the rains are coming! I want to let the whole lower yard go to moss but there is still a great deal of grass growing there too. Do I just let mom nature take its course or is there something more "active" I can do? We are talking about a space that is about 1/2 acre, and we do have an irrigation system. Some of it is in bright sun so I'm guessing that the moss won't spread there. Can we still fertilize the grass (we use organic stuff) and just stop when we get to a mossy section or will that kill any moss that might spread there? The moss is really taking over and I thrilled but I certainly don't want to discourage it.
    Thanks! Cape Cod Momma
  • relache May 12, 2012 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    Moss is a plant just like grass is. You want to support the plants you want (moss) and not support the plants you are trying to minimize (the grass).
  • Steve_Kaye Mar 23, 2012 @ 9:16 pm | delete
    Moss may be the plant that I need for my office. Thank you for publishing this lens.
  • Mowthelawnnomore Mar 11, 2012 @ 8:28 am | delete
    My mom used to try to grow grass where there was moss, not realizing that the moss liked the area and the grass didn't. I have a great variety of mosses and want to spread their carefree beauty. Thanks to your careful, well thought out experiment I know just what to do. Thank you for your insights and advice. Mark in Ridgewood, NJ
  • theorganicfarmer Feb 27, 2012 @ 1:23 pm | delete
    Interesting lens!
  • Carol Barnes Feb 16, 2012 @ 5:20 am | delete
    Is there a "better" time of year to nurture moss in a new area? I've heard spring and autumn but I can be impatient and want to do it now! It's February in northern England so we have about 6 degrees at the moment but the weather is very changeable. We had -7 here a week ago.
  • relache Mar 8, 2012 @ 2:33 pm | delete
    The best time of year is whenever it is moist/damp but not too hot or cold. For most locations that often spring or fall, but where I am in the Pacific Northwest of the US, it can be a lot of summer too. Watch your local moss, it's easy to see when it gets thick and plush.
  • charlino Feb 7, 2012 @ 9:02 pm | delete
    I have a few places in the back yard where the most is thick and green all year round. Truly one of natures jewels. Your information will come in handy when I consolidate the moss for a corner in the garden. Thank you for sharing this.
  • ShandiGP Feb 6, 2012 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    I wish I hadn't pulled the "dead" moss out of a bonsai I bought. So sad! I know how to replant it now though!
  • ShandiGP Feb 6, 2012 @ 2:29 pm | delete
    How pretty! I think I'll try this, and I imagine the best time in my area is soon.
  • jwcooney Jan 29, 2012 @ 8:58 am | delete
    Very useful information, I really like the look of moss, but before reading this had no real idea how to propagate or grow it properly. It would be neat if I could make some grow in some flower pots that I have. I will try using the powdered instant milk method since you say that works best. Thanks for the great information!
  • JZinoBodyArt Jan 28, 2012 @ 7:34 am | delete
    Awesome lens! I never thought of moss farming but I would much rather have moss than grass.
  • jimmyworldstar Jan 27, 2012 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    What uses are there for moss? Isn't it just a nuisance?
  • relache Jan 30, 2012 @ 1:35 am | delete
    I think if you go back and read the lens, you'll answer your own question.
  • megabu717 Jan 27, 2012 @ 5:59 pm | delete
    Never thought of farming the moss and I have an ideal place for it. Great lens. Thanks a lot!
  • BuddyBink Jan 27, 2012 @ 11:39 am | delete
    I like moss but, I never thought of farming it. Very interesting. Thanks
  • juliavm Jan 26, 2012 @ 9:48 pm | delete
    I stay in a country with hot climate. I've seen moss grow before, but am not sure whether it can grow outdoors in this heat. I would love to have it grow somewhere in my garden though.
  • Mistel Jan 26, 2012 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    Beutiful and it looks so soft! :)
  • parwatisingari Jan 26, 2012 @ 2:54 am | delete
    that interests me, growing moss in pots
  • emmalarkins Jan 24, 2012 @ 10:52 am | delete
    I love moss! We used to have a fair bit growing in Maine. I'd love to try this someday.
  • Art_Aspirations Jan 23, 2012 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    Moss farming is new to me, but I have always tried to convince my husband that it looks better than grass on the north side of our house. Why fight it?
    Lovely lens.
  • lilymom24 Jan 23, 2012 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    I love moss and have what I call my "moss garden" in a planter on my porch. I wasn't planning on growing any but once it started, I let it continue to grow. Lovely lens. =)
  • bjslapidary Jan 23, 2012 @ 1:23 pm | delete
    I've always been intriqued with moss. It grows in the pines here where the sun doesn't get to it. In some woods there are multiple kinds. I like it when it is nice and green and spongy. Thanks for sharing your experience. Nice read.
  • artyfax Jan 23, 2012 @ 10:21 am | delete
    I started off reading this for a laugh. A while ago, for an art challenge actually, I started writing a fantasy tale about a country on the southern tip of Eire which was covered in moss and they could not grow normal crops because the weather was so wet. But I actually enjoyed the idea of a moss garden, especially the light well. you have just made a convert. Thanks for a great lens. - blessed
  • ChrisLReed Jan 16, 2012 @ 11:38 pm | delete
    I've never tried to deliberately grow moss, but I've always loved the way it looks when it establishes itself. I used to have a flower bed that would end up covered in some areas with moss. I'll have to give this a try in the new garden we are creating. Thank you for the idea.
  • Kimbesa Jan 8, 2012 @ 11:56 am | delete
    Never heard of moss farming before this, but it sounds wonderful...I love moss!
  • MadHaps Dec 20, 2011 @ 10:59 pm | delete
    Moss is a great macro plant so interesting to get up close to. My first lens was "Orchids of the Americas" so I think I may follow it with miniature orchids.
  • wolfie10 Nov 20, 2011 @ 3:17 am | delete
    thanks for this nice lens. I am trying to make concrete pots and planters and cover them with moss sounds like something people will like.
  • ArtByLinda Nov 4, 2011 @ 11:38 pm | delete
    What a unique hobby to have, this was very interesting. Blessed!
  • homerepellent Oct 8, 2011 @ 4:43 am | delete
    I'm into the gardening of plants and flowers but the idea of mass farming! I should give this a try, just for the heck of it. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Cheers,
    Homerepellent
  • Ramkitten Aug 11, 2011 @ 5:46 pm | delete
    Oh. P.S. -- *Blessed by this Squid angel on the Back to School Bus Tour*
  • Ramkitten Aug 11, 2011 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    This is excellent! I love moss and really miss it now that I live in the high desert in Arizona. I remember hiking through Maine on the Appalachian Trail and passing through a green wonderland carpeted and cloaked in moss. It was getting late in the day and couldn't resist sleeping on that soft, squishy bed of green. SO comfortable! not to mention so beautiful in the evening light, filtering through the moss-covered trees.
  • Jul 27, 2011 @ 5:22 pm | delete
    Hi relache,
    Really liked your moss Lense. I never really noticed it as a desirable planting. That was until we were camping in late May in the western mountains of Maryland. It was all over the place on this trail we used each day to get down to the river.
    By day three, I was imagining it to be a place where 'the woodland fairies' dwelled. Like nature's welcome mat ~ so soft and inviting. It was just beautiful.
    Thanks for reminding me about that great trip! :)
    N T T
  • pawpaw911 Jul 15, 2011 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    Very interesting lens.
  • Tolovaj Jul 10, 2011 @ 10:22 pm | delete
    I never heard of moss gardening. It looks very interesting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and beautiful photos.
  • Julie at oldeworldteacompany@yahoo.com Jul 3, 2011 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    Is anyone farming enough moss that they'd like to sell some of it? I've always had a fascination with moss and have decided To get rid of the grass in my backyard.
  • vallain Jul 1, 2011 @ 9:05 pm | delete
    I started moss gardening in NH three or four years ago. The plush green of the different mosses is so appealing to me. The deer like it too, especially when the moss in the woods is dry while my moss is moist and plump from my misting efforts.
  • CherrrieB Jun 4, 2011 @ 6:26 pm | delete
    I guess between the ground bees and moss, my yard is the way I like it.
  • CherrrieB Jun 4, 2011 @ 6:24 pm | delete
    I love moss and have some establislhed on my drip line. There the soil doesnt erode due to the help of the moss. Though the best place moss loves to grow is on my shingles. People have come and told me it will damage the roof If I let it stay. Other than that, If I get a chance to get up on my roof to get the moss, I shall fill in more of the drip line.
  • prosperity66 May 29, 2011 @ 2:33 pm | delete
    Ok, so do you want me to send you my excess moss? There's too much of it on my roof and in my garden, lol.
    Interesting lens, though.
    Blessed by a passing angel on Squidoo.
  • julie oldeworldteacompany@yahoo.com Jul 3, 2011 @ 9:50 pm | delete
    I loved reading about the moss and I really want some for my garden. Do you still have extra? I'm made about moss!
  • Fitzcharming Apr 1, 2011 @ 10:25 pm | delete
    I have to admit the title drew me in. I've never considered moss farming but it sure is pretty.
  • tailortoo Apr 1, 2011 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    Shaded parts of our lawn have become covered in moss, and stay quite green due to our Canadian east coast dampness. It is great, a nice cushion to walk on and no mowing needed.
  • imolaK Apr 1, 2011 @ 2:24 am | delete
    Very interesting lens. Blessed by an Angel!

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