Are you thinking of 1000+1 ideas for beautifying your garden and living spaces with moss? Then read here how you can easily propagate your favorite type of moss. We would be happy to explain the two most common methods to you here.

Moss can be propagated via "vaccination".

Inoculate the right substrate with moss - this is how it works

In order for small areas of moss to develop into a large cushion, the substrate needs to be chosen carefully. Small pieces of moss that you have collected in the garden or in the forest serve as the starting material. To settle your favorite moss as a ground cover, feed the collected mosses as follows:

  • Cover a mini greenhouse (€7.95) with a layer of peat 5 to 8 cm thick and water it
  • Pick apart the collected moss
  • Use tweezers to insert the sections halfway into the substrate at a distance of 5 to 10 cm

Regularly top up the evaporated water at the semi-shady, warm window seat. Within 6 to 8 weeks, the moss areas unite to form a dense carpet, which you can remove like a mini turf and settle in the garden.

Propagating moss with spores - How to do it right

In order to multiply moss, it is not absolutely necessary to destroy an existing cushion. Instead, you harvest the spore pods that float above the moss on small stalks. If you have a steady hand and instinct, you can grow your moss like this:

  • Use scissors to cut off the small stems with the capsules
  • Pluck off the spore pods, place on a clean, white plate and crush
  • Pick up the spore material with a fine brush

Brush over a lean, acidic substrate, such as peat, that you have previously placed in a shallow seed tray. Fine orchid or bonsai soil is also suitable for cultivation. Water the seed tray from below and place it in a mini greenhouse. At the partially shaded window seat, keep the substrate constantly moist until the desired moss cushion has developed.

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