Do you have 1000+1 ideas going through your head to beautify 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.
How can I successfully multiply moss?
To propagate moss, you can either plant small pieces of moss in a mini greenhouse with a peat substrate or harvest spores from existing moss pads and sprinkle them on an acidic substrate. Keep the moss moist and warm to promote growth.
Inoculating the right substrate with moss - How to do it
So that small areas of moss develop into a large cushion, the substrate must be chosen carefully. Small pieces of moss that you have collected in the garden or forest serve as the starting material. To plant your favorite moss as a ground cover, cultivate the collected mosses like this:
- Line a mini greenhouse (€12.00 on Amazon) with a 5 to 8 cm thick layer of peat and water it
- Pick up the collected moss
- At a distance of 5 to 10 cm, insert half of the pieces into the substrate using tweezers
In the partially shaded, warm window seat, regularly top up the evaporated water. Within 6 to 8 weeks, the moss areas unite to form a dense carpet, which you can remove like a mini turf and plant in the garden.
Propagate moss with spores – How to do it right
In order to multiply moss, it is not necessary to destroy an existing cushion. Instead, harvest the spore capsules that float above the moss on small stalks. If you have a steady hand and tact, you can grow your moss like this:
- Use scissors to cut off the small stems with the capsules
- Pluck the spore capsules, place them on a clean, white plate and crush them
- Pick up the spore material with a fine brush
Use the brush to coat a lean, acidic substrate, such as peat, that you have previously filled into a shallow seed tray. Fine orchid or bonsai soil is also suitable for cultivation. Water the growing container from below and place it in a mini greenhouse. In a partially shaded window seat, keep the substrate continuously moist until the desired moss cushion has developed.
