From london@mercury.interpath.comWed Mar 13 12:11:17 1996
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 21:42:31 -0500
From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <london@mercury.interpath.com>
To: london@calypso-too.oit.unc.edu
Subject: [Fwd: Re: Recipe for moss growing]

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Date: 29 Feb 1996 18:06:02 GMT
From: Sara Easler <seasler@bnr.ca>
Newsgroups: triangle.gardens
Subject: Re: Recipe for moss growing


|> >I remember an article I read about promoting moss growth
|> >that had a recipe where you mix moss and milk in a blender
|> >and brushed it where you wanted the moss to grow.
|> >
|> >Anyone ever tried this?  What was the ratio of moss and milk
|> >in the recipe?  Did it work?  Will it only work on a substance(rock)
|> >or will it work on just dirt?

Saved this awhile ago but haven't tried it.

> Set out some buttermilk to warm to room temperature.  Get a hunk of moss 
> and put it and the buttermilk in the blender.  Blend to a beautiful, 
> mushy shade of greenish yellow.  Pour where you want the moss to grow 
> (rocks, bare dirt, etc.)  Water, carefully and lightly until it catches 
> (especially in this heat--use a spray bottle on the mist setting).  Feed 
> lightly the first year.  That's it!

Sara



From london@mercury.interpath.comWed Mar 13 12:11:34 1996
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 21:43:09 -0500
From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <london@mercury.interpath.com>
To: london@calypso-too.oit.unc.edu
Subject: [Fwd: Re: Recipe for moss growing]

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Date: 4 Mar 1996 14:51:52 GMT
From: Paul Michniak <paulm@stratech.com>
Newsgroups: triangle.gardens
Subject: Re: Recipe for moss growing

It seems to me that I heard something about this one Sat morn
while listening to the Tarheel Gardner on WPTF. About the only
thing I can remember is that you DO NOT fertilize...

Try calling the extension service. The fellow that does the 
show is an extension agent.

paulm

