Tufa and Moss

[Martinr]

Finally decided to have a go at a Tufa bed. Got the Tufa, got lots of little plants. Today's question is how do I remove/control moss on Tufa?

Cheers

Martin

[mark smyth]

Harold McBride used to turn his over every year or so

[Martinr]

!!!!!and plant again from scratch?

[David Nicholson]

Ah yes, a rolling stone gathers no moss

[Hoy]

I don't grow on tufa but I always wait for the moss to establish. I like moss!

[Matt T]

Some moss will give shelter for young seedlings, which will establish and give a natural colonisation effect.

[Martinr]

Hi Matt, I don't mind some moss but I need some control. This garden breeds the stuff at an alarming rate.

[Matt T]

In which case I'd suggest selective manual removal, which could be a pleasant meditative activity. That way you can expose rock where you want it but leave moss for softening/seedlings in strategic places. Of course, I'm assuming you don't have acres of mossy tufa to clear

[Martinr]

I have vast areas of moss but fortunately only a small amount of Tufa  Thanks Matt

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Martin,
We don't have much trouble with moss here. Have you thought of moving to a hotter climate?
And we can't get Tufa here so you won't have that problem to worry about!
cheers
fermi

[Martinr]

Thanks Fermi, always like a practical solution

[Mike Ireland]

Finally decided to have a go at a Tufa bed. Got the Tufa, got lots of little plants. Today's question is how do I remove/control moss on Tufa?

Cheers

Martin

Martin I use a small wire brush to remove some moss from my tufa, it will always return though.

[Martinr]

Thanks Mike that was the solution I arrived at yesterday. Did the trick

Cheers