Moss Milkshakes Anyone? A Garden Recipe

Very Green Space Where Moss Grows

We gardeners are a special breed of people, and we do get excited about many things that others do not…we also get excited about cooking with things from our gardens…but this is not a recipe that we can eat/drink!  (Thank goodness)….but it is recipe day here on Growing 4 Seasons!

One of my online friends asked me a question about wanting to move a patch of moss that she thinks would look better elsewhere. WELL…..It just so happens that a few years back, I had the same issue!  In my case I did not own the property that the moss was on, and had to sneak (in shame) and steal it….My sister and I had garbage bags filled with moss in our baby strollers….oh yes…we were very classy that day! (we must have been a sight to see!)  I went to all that trouble only to come home and find out that my moss didn’t stand a chance!  Moss does not grow and/or transplant the way most other growing things do. Moss is made up of spores. It is the spores that make it grow…..and to make more moss, you need to stir up a few spores.  How do you do it? Well I am so glad you asked….YOU MAKE A MOSS MILKSHAKE!

Here’s what you will need:

• Blender (preferably one you don’t want to use again to make milkshakes for yourself to drink)
• Moss
• 12 oz Buttermilk OR 1 can of beer OR one tub natural plain yogurt (personally I used buttermilk—why waste a good beer? tsk tsk)
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• plastic container
• spray bottle and or a paintbrush

Here’s what you need to do:

• Gather your moss and clean it up a little bit. Remove as much of the mud/soil as you can by soaking it in water.
• Place some moss in a blender and add the rest of the ingredients, and blend until you have a thick creamy liquid-much like a thick milkshake.
• Pour your milkshake into a plastic container, or spray bottle. (or both)Choose the location for your moss. \Paint or spray it into the areas you want it to grow and keep it well maintained and moist. Misting /watering it daily will help encourage it to grow. It doesn’t take long before you will see the little bits of blended moss will recover and begin to spread and grow in your new location.
• Now…when I did this, I did it on a fairly windy day, and as luck would have it…not just my garden path got moss…but the rest of the area as well. Some of the people next door were not very happy with me! lol (they got over it)

So there you have it.  A garden recipe…that you just don’t want to eat!  I hope it works for you!

Until next time…Happy Gardening!

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