Mosses

[zigs]

Just been looking them up, nearly as good as Liverworts

Mosses | NatureSpot

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[zigs]

Shouldn't ignore lichens too

 

[DirtMechanic]

I am trying hard to remember this thread so I can post some mossy photos frim around the house this weekend. The colors are vibrant greens.

 

[Ian]

I've been meaning to go and collect moss samples for quite some time, so I can have a look at them under a microscope. We saw some samples in a museum and they were covered in tardigrades, which were fascinating to look at (they look like microscopic bears!): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade

 

[DirtMechanic]

I finally scrounged up a laptop to dedicate to my shop, and want to set up a 200x zoom digital microscope I had bought earlier. I would hope that will help see more of the small world of fungi and critters in my yard. I really look forward to it as a fun project and a source of interesting photos. Any microscope tips?

 

[Ian]

I'm pretty new to microscopes too, so I'm at the same sort of stage. What I did find useful was to go on ebay and buy a set of prepared slides - which meant that I got ~50 different things to look at (fly legs and other insect parts mainly). It was a really fun way to start off learning how to use the microscope. I also bought a pack of blank slides, tweezers and glass covers, so that I can start to find things to make my own - the first will probably be lichen .

You've got me thinking about this now, so I'll try and get back in to it this week . If I manage to see any tardigrades, I'll post some pics on the forum.

 

[Silentrunning]

Moss is an integral part of bonsai. It makes some of the slab potting possible. It retains moisture and just looks cool. I am just getting started in cultivating it.

 

[waretrop]

Here was one of my favorite but @zigs I love yours best now...

 

[zigs]

Looks lovely @waretrop

I've been meaning to go and collect moss samples for quite some time, so I can have a look at them under a microscope. We saw some samples in a museum and they were covered in tardigrades, which were fascinating to look at (they look like microscopic bears!): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade

Love Tardigrades

Moss is an integral part of bonsai.

Can you tell the local Blackbirds that

Took a few shots around the campsite today

Blunt Feather Moss.

Wood Bristle Moss.

Could be Common Pincushion or Redshank Moss.

 

[treeguy]

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Here was one of my favorite but @zigs I love yours best now...

I would have to try to steal that rock.

 

[waretrop]

I think I will have to try to move some that I find into the greenhouse next summer...I have never tried that but thanks @treeguy for bring the thought to me... LOL

Oh you are in Detroit...I was in Moline, Il and not am in Stroudsburg, Pa.. I had friends in Detroit back in the day....Have good memories there...

 

[Tetters]

Thought I'd add some of my mossy pictures

 

[Lily_Lover]

Mosses are pretty - but in their place! I hate them on my roof raising and wrecking my shingles, and I hate them in my hanging baskets smothering out my perennial and annual flowers!

 

[Tetters]

Mosses are pretty - but in their place! I hate them on my roof raising and wrecking my shingles, and I hate them in my hanging baskets smothering out my perennial and annual flowers!

But they look great on that very old wall though don't they @Lily_Lover

 

[Lily_Lover]

But they look great on that very old wall though don't they @Lily_Lover

Yes, I guess I should have been fair @Tetters!! When they grow on my brick planters I leave them be because they are so pretty, but when they grow....