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Moss for dry shade
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Posted by plantinellen 5 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 4, 09 at 16:47
| I have a small patch of soil between my garage and the house that I've been slowly filling with Japanese painted fern. It's a dry area, with relatively poor soil (I've been amending it) that gets a few hours of sun but is otherwise in partial shade for most of the day. I'm considering moving some moss in sheets from similar dry shade or partially sunny areas of my lawn and transplanting them to this little patch, creating a mossy cartpet between the ferns. Any helpful hints for doing this? Someone told me to try adding a little dry milk powder to the surface of the soil to create some mild acidification; is that a good idea? |
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RE: Moss for dry shade
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I would not bother with the dry milk powder if you are using moss that is native to the area. Wait until fall or spring when the days are cool but humid to moist before making any transplants. When you do break up the surface of the soil and then press the moss sods into the new soil and then mist to lightly sprinkle thoroughly. You may want to prewet the soil and let its surface dry some before breaking it up to make plugging in the moss sods easier.
then just let it go and see what happens. It will take time so do not expect overnight success-it depends on the type of moss and how fast it grows. If a prostrate species it will cover faster than an upright species. |
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