Moss

[Pauly]

Just some macro closeups of the moss growing along my line.
The entire gardens become quite mossy and green now, I didnt think moss would grow in my garden but now that it obviously can Ill be adding peat to the ballest mix whenever I lay track in the future.



The ends of these sidings have the best moss but its visible pretty much everywhere now.
BONUS: Rusty wagon

 

[tramcar trev]

I saw a you tube video on propagating moss. Too simple, harvest it while its growing, wait till wife has left home, throw the moss into a blender with some water, puree it to a "Moss smoothie" then pour it where you want it to grow, keep it damp and in shade until it starts to grow the gradually increase the sunlight.

 

[Madman]

It's odd how moss will grow where you would not expect it to. I like it when it grows between the rails and ties, as it has on sections of my line. Better than ballast in some areas.

 

[dunnyrail]

I saw a you tube video on propagating moss. Too simple, harvest it while its growing, wait till wife has left home, throw the moss into a blender with some water, puree it to a "Moss smoothie" then pour it where you want it to grow, keep it damp and in shade until it starts to grow the gradually increase the sunlight.

Do not use Tap Water, it can kill off the Moss. Use Rain Water, even more trouble with the Trouble and Strife!
JonD

 

[garrymartin]

Anyone who wants it can have my moss If like me you have too much pour salt over it and use a brush to spread it and work it in , but bear in mind where the run off will go where it rains :-\

 

[tramcar trev]

Anyone who wants it can have my moss If like me you have too much pour salt over it and use a brush to spread it and work it in , but bear in mind where the run off will go where it rains :-\

If you dont want the moss sprinkle (very sparingly) it with copper sulphate that you have borrowed from your copper plating supply....

 

[PhilP]

If you have a 12" to the foot shed with a mossy roof problem..
A couple of lengths of copper from some spare 'twin & earth' mains cable loosely twisted together, and strung along the top edge will cause enough copper run-off to control it.

 

[trammayo]

Also washing powder - good for killing the moss on block paving at least!

 

[Granitechops]

Just some macro closeups of the moss growing along my line.
The entire gardens become quite mossy and green now, I didnt think moss would grow in my garden but now that it obviously can Ill be adding peat to the ballest mix whenever I lay track in the future.

The moss grows well on my track, but I did not use peat, just sand & cement mix added dry, sculpted to shape & lightly tamped. Then sprayed with mist of water & allowed to set. ( In this torrential rainfall I would have covered it to protect it from washout!!!! )
Moss has grown enthusiastically!!

Weathering nicely there Pauly

 

[tramcar trev]

If you have a 12" to the foot shed with a mossy roof problem..
A couple of lengths of copper from some spare 'twin & earth' mains cable loosely twisted together, and strung along the top edge will cause enough copper run-off to control it.

As long as its not galvanised roofing, that would lead to disaster....

 

[PhilP]

As long as its not galvanised roofing, that would lead to disaster....

Agreed..
I was thinking of felt, or a corrugated board (asbestos, or bitumen based) NOT a dis-similar metal!!

Bi-metallic corrosion is a documented phenomena..

Many moons ago, one of the 'electronics' mags did a home-brew TV aerial.. They used copper water-pipe for the main spar, galvanised steel mesh for the reflector, and aluminium section for the elements.
When it got wet, it created a 1.7V battery with enough 'oomph' to blow the fancy new (FET I think) front-end of Grundig TV's. - Whoops!!

 

[dunnyrail]

Many moons ago, one of the 'electronics' mags did a home-brew TV aerial.. They used copper water-pipe for the main spar, galvanised steel mesh for the reflector, and aluminium section for the elements.
When it got wet, it created a 1.7V battery with enough 'oomph' to blow the fancy new (FET I think) front-end of Grundig TV's. - Whoops!!

Hm I wonder if that would work for running LED's in my Station Buildings?
JonD

 

[PhilP]

Try an iron nail and a piece of copper wire in a pot of damp peat, and see how you get on..

It is only Jon (in NZ?) who could tap into lemons directly!!

 

[tramcar trev]

Try an iron nail and a piece of copper wire in a pot of damp peat, and see how you get on..

It is only Jon (in NZ?) who could tap into lemons directly!!

I seem to recall that Peat is a good preservative, they dug a guy out of a peat bog ( he was named Pete Moss) who was centuries old and preserved perfectly if a bit tanned....

 

[PhilP]

Like it!!

Tanned, as in leather! <snigger>, don't you love the English language!?