Got Moss?

Just hope it doesnt need a cool dormant period to live, thats the problem with temperate mosses.

I'm starting to believe that some of these mosses(like jere in KY) really DON'T need a cool period. I'm having great success with some using compacts and moderate success under regular flourescents. Guess time will tell.

I actually went out the other day hunting salamanders and found some sheets of moss that looked as clean as carpet, in sheets a couple of feet long. It is almost not even attatched to rotten logs and peels up super easily.

Mike

I was looking for termites, and found lots of nice moss, it was in the shade and is doing great under shoplights. I only took about a sq. foot, and left about 5 sq. ft so it could grow back.

If the moss is going to take, won't a small patch do the job? I've found that drying a hand full, shredding it and sprinkling it on the substrate is a better indicator. If it will grow, it grows fast. If not, there's still some left to try a different approach, and for the critters that thrive in it. It sure looks nice...I'm jealous!