Q&A for How to Grow Moss

A large terrarium or other suitable glass container is recommended. Cover the bottom of the container with a single layer of pebbles, top the pebbles with granulated charcoal, and mist everything with water. Place sheets of moss in the container and mist with water again, then cover the container and place it in a shady area.

Yes, it is actually quite possible to grow moss on many surfaces including bricks and stones. This is done by blending moss with two cups of water and two cups of buttermilk in a blender and pouring it on any desired surface.

Moss is very low maintenance and needs virtually nothing except shade and moisture to thrive.

Moss does the best in slightly acidic soil with adequate air circulation, moisture, and shade.

It depends on the type as well as the climate and location. Generally, you'll start to see signs of growth in 2-4 weeks.

Moss usually regrows by itself. If you can get a sample of the moss you'd like to regrow, the methods described in this article should help get your planter covered with moss again.

Unless you absolutely pulverized it and then strained it, all it's going to do is plug up the spray nozzle. Paint it on instead. You just need to apply it to areas that are conductive to growing moss.

It might be mold. Check to see if your environment is not too moist. If it is, consider watering your moss less often.

Moss doesn't have roots, so it will regrow naturally even if it's almost dead. Watering it more will help.

Yes, as long as you care for it correctly, you can grow any moss with the recipe.

Yes, but since it's dead/dried, you'll have to use the blender method of propagating moss.

Do not spray Round-up on moss. Post-emergent herbicides kill almost anything green, while pre-emergent herbicides like Preen work by preventing new weed seeds from germinating altogether, so it won't kill live plants like moss. The only down-side to pre-emergent herbicides is that you need to pull weeds until they live out their short life cycle, but once they're gone, you can keep using it and be weed-free without needing any Round-up, Weed-Be-Gone or similar post-emergent herbicides.

Hand weeding is best. Moss is very susceptible to any kind of chemical. I found this out the hard way after using weed killer on the dandelions in my moss. I was very careful to only touch the weeds, but ended up with large areas of dead moss around each weed - 5" or more.

No, plastic is too smooth. Moss needs something to grip onto. You can try wrapping a glass or plastic object with a nylon sock or something else that will give it a rough surface.

Yes. Just submerge it in some water and be patient.

No moss is just a micro plant. It doesn't produce toxins, hormones, or elements that can harm a animal or human.

Some mosses can be left in full sunlight, but will need very regular watering. Half to full shade is best.

You can source your moss from a garden store or a moss nursery. Moss from these sources will not be toxic.

I didn't do it, the moss just grew by itself, but I have dense moss growing under trees on the exposed roots and elsewhere in shady parts of the garden which haven't been disturbed by mowing. So I'd say yes, you can.

That would be possible, yes. Just make sure to give the moss the amount of space it needs to grow.

No.

I use a battery-powered weed eater over mine. It does a good job, just try not to scalp the moss (but it grows back fast if you do).

Moss will survive low temperatures by itself, but protecting it with leaves would provide an extra layer of protection from the snow.

It will take a few months, make sure that you're watering it regularly.

Use the blender option, then use a paintbrush to spread the moss where you want. Make sure you don't step on the moss before it grows.

Moss doesn't have seeds. The spores produced from terrestrial moss are unlikely to survive on the substrate. I recommend using java moss or some other entirely aquatic moss. Sandwich it between two pieces of stainless steel mesh and sit it on the sand.

Fertilizer usually kills most mosses, so it would not be a good idea to give moss fertilizer to help with growth. More frequent watering often helps moss grow more rapidly, however.

Moss can be grown in a greenhouse, if all of the things it needs for growth and survival are provided. While you can walk on moss, it can only handle light barefoot traffic and not heavy traffic, sliding, running, or walking with shoes.

You can find commercially-sold additives from big box stores like Lowe's or Home Depot to acidify your soil.

Put a net above it and drop some lose moss on the pot. The birds will then pick this instead.