What you need:
A blender, Buttermilk, Water, Clumps of moss (dead or alive, both will work), A paintbrush,
A spray bottle, A hard surface
What to do:
1. Measure out equal parts buttermilk and water: two cups of each should do. Pour them into the blender.
2. Add the clumps of moss into the blender. You need to source this starter piece of moss from a garden or wood nearby.
3. Blend everything together until you have something that looks like a milkshake.
4. Now, it’s time to use that hard surface. You can paint your name on a wall (be careful though, the moss will peel the paint!) or on a boulder or on a tree. If you have a garden space, you can pour this mix onto rocks or fences or coat the garden floor with it. You can also pour this mix on the surface of a small ceramic pot. Whatever you do, just make sure the moss-mix is placed in shade (but not darkness because its leaves still need some sunlight for photosynthesis).
5. Over the next couple of weeks, keep misting the mix with water, using the spray bottle.
What happens:
It takes at least three weeks for the moss to grow but once it does, it flourishes!
Why?
Moss is a simple plant-so simple that it doesn’t even have a root system. That is why it can grow on almost any hard surface, to which it anchors itself using tiny threads.
Mosses usually absorb nutrition and water through their leaves. They don’t need seeds to grow. Instead they spread through tiny particles known as spores. These spores are scattered by the wind and find their home on moist surfaces. But you need to introduce these spores in your surroundings first which is why you need the starter moss. Moss is ideal for giving that green look to areas where grass cannot grow. All it needs is shade and some moisture (which is why you need to spray it with water every day). The buttermilk used here is acidic which helps moss to grow.
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