Content
- What to do with moss in the bed?
- Lifestyle and site conditions of mosses
- Prevent better than fight
- 1. Drain the soil
- 2. Loosen up
- 3. Enrich the substrate
- Alternative: Design with moss
Moss can be installed decoratively in the garden bed
What to do with moss in the bed?
Moss is a thorn in the side of many garden owners. But the organisms have a very special way of life and can also be useful in the bed. Preventive measures or alternative use protect the habitat in the bed.
Lifestyle and site conditions of mosses
High humidity and shadows are crucial factors that promote the spread of moss. The spore plants prefer to grow on an acid soil and populate extreme locations where other plants have a hard time. Moose do not develop roots. The green parts of the plant absorb water from the air. When the organisms dry out completely, they do not die. They go into dormancy when dry and survive unfavorable conditions. When water is available, they swell so that their metabolism is reactivated.
Prevent better than fight
Moose purify the air and protect the soil from excessive evaporation. They are sensitive to chemical pollution in the air and soil. Mosses in the bed are an indication of unloaded soil and clean air. Therefore, you should take better preventive measures to prevent the settlement of mosses. Control measures destroy an important part of the ecosystem.
Tips for prevention:
1. Drain the soil
Too wet a substrate arises if the soil is too dense or too heavy. Drainage helps.
2. Loosen up
To prevent accumulation of waterlogging, loosen the soil regularly. The water drains better and the soil dries faster on the surface.
3. Enrich the substrate
Every now and then fertilize the soil with compost or an organic fertilizer. Apply lime to the soil to raise the pH. Rock flour or sand improves the properties of the soil.
Alternative: Design with moss
Numerous moss species are the ideal groundcover for sites in the shade with a wet and highly compacted soil. Use the small moss pads from the beds and reposition them to another location. From foliage compost and sand you create an ideal base that you should press down with a lawn roller. Place the moss pads on the surface at a distance of about ten centimeters and lightly press. Within a short time, the small cushions have developed into a floor covering carpet.