Outdoor pot gardening. I never knew this!

[gsdx]

I'm watching Matt James (Britain's "Urban Gardener") on HGTV and he just finished 'painting' some clay pots with yoghurt. With the plants planted into the pots and set out in the garden, moss and algae will grow wherever the pots were 'painted'.

I never knew that.

(I don't know if it would work with plastic pots, but it certainly wouldn't cost much to try it.)

 

[trydegrau]

for a moment there, I though you were going to plant some cannabis in the woods, lol

 

[Marbas]

As far as I'm aware, it only works on porous/absorbent surfaces; but it looks great if you use that technique on terracotta pots and planters.

 

[gsdx]

^^ I figured as much.

 

[gmoney]

As far as I'm aware, it only works on porous/absorbent surfaces; but it looks great if you use that technique on terracotta pots and planters.

All my pots are plastic!

 

[Horschallen]

I would stay away from plastic pots... not because they would not grow moss, etc., but because they are just visually tacky.

Yogurt... very interesting... I am going to try it for my collection here.

 

[NedNickerson]

It only works on porous clay pots...

After you do that, you have to keep the pots moist and in the shade. That's where moss grows, in moist shady places.

Here's a method I've heard of before:

Look around your yard for moss. Scrape up about a cupfull. Mix it together with 1 cup buttermilk. Rub the mixture on the surface of the pot, and place it outside in a moist, shady spot. Make sure to keep the pot moist and not let it dry out. Moss should begin growing on the outside of the pot in about a month and a half...

 

[gsdx]

Yogurt... very interesting... I am going to try it for my collection here.

You can rub cow manure into the pots if you feel so inclined. Just don't blame me if you do and it looks like shit.

 

[buzzj]

I'm going to try that! I love terra cotta pots that have some age on them--- sounds as though that would speed up the process!

 

[twokewlguyz]

too damn funny

You can rub cow manure into the pots if you feel so inclined. Just don't blame me if you do and it looks like shit.

 

[PreTTy PeTe]

ah i thought this was about growing pot

i can get the seeds eh!!!!

 

[jonty71]

matt james is quite sexy don't you think

 

[LarsVenice]

for a moment there, I though you were going to plant some cannabis in the woods, lol

That's exactly what I expected.

 

[gsdx]

matt james is quite sexy don't you think

Which is one of the reasons I watch his programmes.

 

[hotdog1846]

ah i thought this was about growing pot

i can get the seeds eh!!!!

Me too -- er, thought it was about growing marijuana, that is!

 

[mike_n_herrin]

ooooh i've heard of this, but never tried it. most of my pots are plastic, since here in sacramento it's soooo dry, clay seemed to dry out way to fast for me. but i'll try it on my indoor pots.

 

[spreadeagle]

It needs to be natural yoghurt. You can whizz moss up in the blender with buttermilk too and use that as a starter. At one time I had a very verdant indoor moss garden - just take some from outside, put it in a flat container, keep it out of direct sunlight, and mist it with water every day.