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Moss on my pots

Sandra100Sandra100 Posts: 130
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Hello!
I've got moss growing on a lot of my pots, on some of them you can hardly see the soil!
At the risk of sounding dim, does it damage the plants and so should I remove it all?
Thanks for your help in advance!

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    You just need to remove it. It will do no harm to plants, but you may want to replace it with a layer of mulch of some kind - fresh compost, bark, gravel etc :)
    Anything in a damp or shady spot will tend to acquire it quite readily. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Sandra100Sandra100 Posts: 130
    Thanks for your prompt response Fairy Girl.  Will use a mulch to stop it reappearing!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    You'll still get some moss, but it looks better in the  meantime  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Kind of a permanent fixture here in many pots  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's something we do very well here @philippasmith2 -bogs, peat and moss. My boots have just about dried after yesterday's hill  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Sandra100Sandra100 Posts: 130
    Thanks to you both for helping me out.  I'm in Merseyside (Wirral), and it's pretty damp and murky here too!

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