How to Grow Moss for Your Garden

Adding moss to a garden is a beautiful way to enhance its appearance, and with this easy and inexpensive recipe, you'll enjoy growing moss as well.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Handful Mosses
• One Can Beer
• Plastic Spoons
• Spatulas
• Spatulas
• 1/2 teaspoon sugars

1. Put a handful of the moss you want to grow into a blender.

2. Add 1/2 tsp. sugar and one can of beer (the cheapest brand). You can substitute buttermilk for beer if you want.

3. Blend just long enough to mix the ingredients and break down the moss.

4. Spread the soupy mixture with a spatula over the ground or rocks where you want the moss to grow.

Tips & Warnings

• Remove as much dirt from the moss as you can before you start.
• Moss grows best in shady areas.
• Once you've spread the moss mixture, don't get it wet or you will wash the mixture away.

[nachesser]

on 5/23/2009 To kill grass and not the moss just spray half-strength Round Up on the grass/moss. It's a life-saver if you're trying to grow a moss lawn.

[ofmyhands]

on 1/7/2009 I have a fiberglass statue and would like to grow something on it...will moss work

[kramarat]

on 10/19/2008 The commercial weed killers won't kill the moss, or you could just hand weed. I've got oak trees too and have found an excellent way to keep moss lush and spreading. The material in baby diapers holds and retains moisture and is completely non-toxic. Just buy some cheap diapers, tear them apart and spread the absorbant stuff over the ground. Gently water it in with either water or a buttermilk mixture until it melts onto the gound. I did an experiment on a small patch of moss in my yard and it works great. While the rest of the moss dries out between rains, my treated patch stays lush and green.

[jjlawnman1]

on 9/17/2008 Hi, I have two huge oak trees in my front yard. There is moss growing but there are weeds and a little grass also. How can I get the moss to grow and kill the weeds and grass without harming the moss??

[jolizclark]

on 7/3/2008 does moss grow in the sun? I have this one spot in my yard that gets a lot of sun and I cant find anything to grow there! I need some sort of ground cover!