Moss Tales
by Barnes's Cattail Farm Welcome to your Moss
and Garden decor center. We offer Live Moss Plants for your: indoor or outdoor potted plants, garden, rocks,
waterfall, specially loved bonzai, or small pet terrarium; rock moss (hairy cap and other species);
Garden decor - indoor or outdoor waterproof pixies, elves, fairies, woodland gnomes, gnarled wood; Forest Fragrance. All is For Sale, retail or wholesale
These moss plant species are your green dream for all seasons!
January/Spring 2010 UPDATE: NEW: HEIRLOOM SACRED DELAWARE
INDIAN TOBACCO SEEDS. Nicotiana. $3.25 oz. ALL OUT IN-STOCK PIXIES, GNOMES SALE UNTIL ALL
SOLD: 40% OFF ALL PIXIE-ELF-WOODLAND GNOME ITEMS. Emailme @ end of page.
I have been growing it for 3 Idaho mountain seasons. It produces a LOT of seeds. It smokes okay (friends unanimously say, 'not bad') and
satisfies nicotine hunger. It grows to about 25" high. I start it indoors about end of April, however, lots of nature's natural sowing from previous year spontaneous plants do also well. Several times a season I harvest the bigger leaves and at least attempt to pick off some of the seed pods (too many). Finally got a curing process to work. Tried handing in bunches from cabin rafters, in root cellar, in paper bag, in refrigerator, but last year I laid out each leaf on screens in layered shelf-like clothes hanger in the root cellar and, Behold, got the green leaf to go yellow/brown. Finally. Summer root cellar is about 60 degrees F, has some typical Idaho humidity, and is dark. So this year I am selling 1 oz. (1 Tablespoon) of seed for $3.25. Please if you can
contribute $.25 for shipping and we will split the cost of an envelope. Last season (+-2-45' rows) harvested dry some 3 lbs of smokable tobacco. Nice. After it dries in paper bag I clean the dry leaf off of the thicker veins for better rolling. Blessings and Best to you. Email form is below or you can phone 208-926-7077.
Picture of Sacred Delaware Indian Tobacco plant from the top.
A botanical typical non-heirloom tobacco nicotiana plant.
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running water but not under water. Partial to full shade. Ok, for you botanists, which I am not,
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Order is per sq.ft.
microscope...Will investigate'-- here's how it's classified:
Division-Broyphyta: Class-Musci (True mosses); Subclass-Bryidae (i.e. not a spaghnum); Order- Isobryales;
then
Family-Fontinalis and (waiting confirmation). May 06 confirmed NOT Fontinalis but a variety of mosses that
work great in running water environment.
Ideal for frog terrariums, water ponds and waterfall decor.
Picture A: '101 Species' of Moss Mix that grow
well together on acidic
soil, rock, pine stump, pine soil or mix! Pixies with wings on gnarled wood &
Pixie on a Box...box opens! This moss is ideal for your small pet TERRARIUM.
For info on this
Moss Tale: Cost to Produce, Blue Capped Pixie, Woodland Gnome
Family, Automated Water System, Clay Mushrooms (from Idaho clay digs to pit firing)and this rock, terrarium
and
all purpose moss ^ species, ClickMOSS TALE #32010 SALE
HERE
To order: Tortula Moss:
Three No Evils Woodland Gnomes on Gnarled Tree Roots.
Hairy Cap Moss somewhat viewable in center front-Loves to grow on ROCKS!
To order: Gnarled wood:
To Order: 3-No Evils Gnomes Christmas Special: was &13.25 NOW is
&8.00
Tortula Moss. Prefers deciduous trees but is very common in
different locations.
For a green healthy any moss give it plenty of shade and moisture.
To Order: Hairy Cap
Moss
Moss Tales
by Barnes's Cattail Farm LLC (208) 926 - 7077
Kooskia, ID 83539
This is Feather
moss, Hylocomium Splendens. It is hardy but must have acidic soil and plenty
of shade and water. I usually find it around the hemlock pine, alder & birch groups.
Moss will
remain green to 0 ° F temperatures with plenty of moisture
and shade!
Moss will remain alive though dormant for several
years in
drought conditions. So go ahead, leave home and your Moss will become
green again when you return and begin watering. Many of our '101 Species'
Mosses
will remain green even when dry.
Moss has a soft, lush, soothing, restful presence
about it
and beautifies dirt!
Moss is uniquely prolific - spores, bits of leaves
&
stems will reproduce more moss plants (species vary)
Adorn your garden walkways, rock art or rock garden. You can WALK on your
moss and it is not slippery wet or dry!
A true story
about Moss and baby mosses (propagation).
We will begin with one little individual moss plant.
Usually in the springtime there appears on the stem of the little moss plant a sac that is quite difficult to see
even under the microscope because
of all the foilage around that stem. The sac is called an antheridium-not too important to remember for the
purposes of this story. Inside the sac is where male sperm cells develop. Yes, they are called sperms,
spermatozoids or antherozoids. These sperms, just like human sperm, have a little tail on each one of
them to
help them move. Where are they going? Well, also on that same moss stem or on a female plant
closeby,
there is a little pocket or scale like structure that develops an egg in it. When the egg is ready for
fertilization the
neck of this pocket, called an archegonium, gets mucousy, the tip opens and it exudes (puts out)
a sugar that is overwhelmingly attractive to the sperm. One more thing is necessary to enable the sperm
to swim
to the egg which is rain. Now that the little moss plant is pregnant (my terminology) it will next produce a
spore
capsule which shoots up most often at the end of another stem called a seta. Once again under the right
conditions
of wind or water the spore capsule will release all the little spores and once again we are blessed with more
little moss plants.
It is my hope, and God so willing, that there is never an end to this
story.
Moss Spores
Forest
Fragrance
You may order any of the above moss plants' Spores. The moss is harvested when with mature
spore
capsule (usually mid-sring). Your order includes the whole little plant (10 little plants) so that you will get the
protonemas (species vary) which are also embryo moss plants that begin growth on the parent plants' stems
and/or leaves.
This order is sent dry, in a sealed plastic baggie, in an envelope. It costs $3.50 plus $0.50 for postage if within
the USA;
otherwise international postage will be about $1.00. (my apologies-I could NOT figure out how to get Paypal
Shipping
program to figure all this out) Press the spore capsules while in baggie to pop them.
Add water and 'sow' in desired place. Keep them well watered.
This order consists of 4 oz. of crushed heavily resinous
pine wood. Can be sent in an envelope. Requires incense burner of dish type with candle underneath or put
on live coals.
Cost is $5.00 plus postage (approx. $.60)
More Pixies, Elves, Fairies (Faeries) All these items are waterproof and are guaranteed to enhance any
garden and delight viewers!
*
Means that wings can be made and attached. They are cut out of clear plastic; can have blue, red, blue &
green, silver, gold,
silver & white, purple, pink & green (in above picture of Feather Moss and Pixie on Forest
Father's nose) glitter.
Wings are attached with Gorilla Glue. To buy just the wings:
Have several of these left. Was $10.75 Through 2010 Sale: $8.50 Oops-lost paypal button encrypt-please email or call me - info at bottom of page.
Elf & Pearl in a Shell 6" shell. Was $10.75
Through 2010 Sale: $8.50
More Woodland Gnomes.
All materials are waterproof, No wings (to my knowledge) and now may be
placed in your garden just to remind you of when you were 5 yrs. old and really believed....
SOLD OUT SOLD OUT.Gnome Family viewable in Automated Spray
Picture above. GREAT SALE ON PRO 65 PUMPS!- See click thru under top of page picture
SOLD OUT. Woodland Gnome Riding a Squirrel 7.5" tall.
SOLD OUT- ONLY HAVE PIXIES RIDING RABBIT AND WEASEL
- See Above. Woodland Gnome Riding a Frog
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and purchase information. Shipping and Payment details
Ship-To locations:
Seller ships internationally (worldwide)
Shipping terms:
Buyer pays for all shipping costs.
Shipping costs:
Specified USA flat shipping rates: 1sq.ft.of moss--1 lb.--$4.50 (add $1.00 per xtra sq.ft.);
3 small elves or gnomes ship--$6.00; otherwise shipping cost will be according to US Postal
charge
Seller accepted payment methods:
PayPal¹ Money order or Cashiers check;
Personal check.
Kindly please call or email for my mailing address.
Guarantee: If you return the product your purchase price will be refunded.
Another kindly please--I am often on ranch chores and Yahoo email does not get checked daily - If you've made an order--Call and leave a message (7rings) I will send you a dime with your order!
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Moss Tales This webpage was done (šAm I
really publically admitting this?) by me-Barnes's Cattail Farm and special thanks to many www. free tutorials!
I hope it was friendly to your browser. Thank you for visiting my website. Put some lovely moss and a pixie in your garden. Come back. Tell
your friends. Comments, questions: Please use the above mail-form or call: Phone (Pacific Time Idaho) (208)
926-7077
Some of the inspiration behind this has to do with another very short story: When I was about 5 yrs. old a
neighbor, Mary,
about 10 yrs. old, told me that a little man lived inside this "door" which was a smooth, without bark, wood spot
between
two tree roots at the base of a tree trunk. I remember clearly how so very much I wished to see this little man
and I went
back to this tree trunk several times with a kitchen table knife trying to pry that door open. Now I contemplate
on how to
believe the 'Word of God' with just such simplicity.
Moss Tales
by Barnes's Cattail Farm
Means that wings can be made and attached. They are cut out of clear plastic; can have blue, red, blue &
green, silver, gold,
silver & white, purple, pink & green (in above picture of Feather Moss and Pixie on Forest
Father's nose) glitter.
Wings are attached with Gorilla Glue.
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