moss
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The temperature of their breeding area has to be regularly checked and damp moss is used to plug the top of the jars.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Demand has doubled in recent years, with customers buying his moss for hanging baskets in spring and Christmas wreaths in winter, as well as vivariums to keep geckos and iguanas happy all year round.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
"My grandfather used to take moss down on horse and cart to the local station in Machynlleth for it to go to cities like Liverpool and Manchester," Graham said.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
The researchers explain exactly how the moss helped demonstrate that the alleged crime had taken place.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
Boomer and I walk between the old gravestones—crooked and slick with moss, some of them so old you can’t even read the names on them anymore—until we come to the newer ones.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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