Trimming Moss

[DGalt]

Is there any particular way that one should go about trimming moss attached to driftwood?

I've always had bad experiences with trimming plants (they tend to wilt or grow in some strange direction or something else odd).

What I'm trying to get is that groomed / organized look for the moss (e.g. growing in the same direction). In certain spots it's doing that but in others it's just gotten overgrown.

I guess what I'm asking is where should I be trimming. If I trim at just the ends will it become a mess? Should I be trimming down at the base of the fronds (like near where they are attached the wood)?

thanks

 

[Jag1980]

Well.. Whatever part you cut off it will not be there anymore.
Moss will grow as there is not much else moss can do. :thm:

 

[Kashta]

Hi DGalt. You can treat moss like it's a hedge and just trim it down to make it look tidy. It will keep growing, plus it will grow in fuller than it was before. Save the cuttings because those will keep growing too. You can use those to fill out any bare sections or attach them in different places where you want moss to grow.

 

[bitbot]

Hi DGalt. You can treat moss like it's a hedge and just trim it down to make it look tidy. It will keep growing, plus it will grow in fuller than it was before. Save the cuttings because those will keep growing too. You can use those to fill out any bare sections or attach them in different places where you want moss to grow.

Agree,

moss is one plant you don't have to worry about not trimming 'properly'.