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Yogurt

coppersendcoppersend Posts: 52
in Problem solving
This question has probably been asked on a number of occasions
so I'm sorry to ask again.

When is the best time to paint yogurt onto concrete planters and seats
to give an aging affect and encourage moss and fungi to form.

What type of yogurt (If there is a type) to use

Mel
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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Probably in the spring when it's dryer otherwise I would imagine it will just wash off. You need ordinary Greek yoghurt, sometimes mixed with manure to help the aging process. I've never found it works terribly well though.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Never had to do it - if I sit pots outside for any length of time, the moss and algae just appear naturally  :D
    I think I'd try it at a cool time, but damp. Probaly just missed the best time for this year, so maybe late winter into spring, depending on your conditions. You could do it now and just shelter the pots from the worst of the weather - a quiet corner or under the eaves or similar. 
    Natural yogurt always seems to be the one recommended. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    edited December 2018
    Natural yoghurt, unpasteurised if possible, and do it in spring when things are growing.

    Don't put it on the seat where you park your bum as it'll rub off and turn your clotehs green in the process.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    edited December 2018
    And for now if you have a shaded damp north facing corner or spot (if they are movable) leave them there over winter.
    I added the moveable bit when I realized you said seats....and concrete.
    No matter how much you want a mossy effect I just realized a hernia is not the way to get them. :D
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I missed that too Ruby2! I thought it was pots.  Apologies  :(

    Nothing worse than a mossy hernia at this time of year...
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    If you stand still long enough "in these parts", you'll be covered in moss in no time.
    Devon.
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    I am Lichen your sense of humour
  • coppersendcoppersend Posts: 52
    Thanks folks
    I think I get the message
    LOL
    xx
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I know Ruby - I stayed outside too long, and look what happened to me...

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    And remember when @Hostafan1 showed us his seat?!  :o;)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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