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Is moss on the shower platform a good idea? We’ve been trying to design our homestead for the past week. We are a bit scared of eroding the soil from where the outdoor showers are. Maybe it will kill it from the soap and the vinegar conditioner what are your opinions on this matter?
 
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We have a tray of moss under our dishrack. I killed it once, I think by watering it with dishwater too often. We use castille soap. Having it in a tray means there's buildup in the soil, though.
 
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I am having trouble imagining what you speak of.
Could you live with the base made if fine gravel with a proper drain to carry the shower water to a reed bed or similar?
 
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Gina, I thought we had some threads here at permies about moss being used in the shower but I can't seem to get the search function to find what I was looking for,

Here is one for a living floor:

https://permies.com/t/54912/Living-floor


This is a moss bath mat:



https://permies.com/t/13614/sculpture/art/Moss-art#254037


This thread is about a living bathroom:

https://permies.com/t/32710/Dale-living-bathroom

 
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Anne Miller wrote:Gina, I thought we had some threads here at permies about moss being used in the shower but I can't seem to get the search function to find what I was looking for,

Here is one for a living floor:

https://permies.com/t/54912/Living-floor


This is a moss bath mat:



https://permies.com/t/13614/sculpture/art/Moss-art#254037


This thread is about a living bathroom:

https://permies.com/t/32710/Dale-living-bathroom



Thank you I’ll check these threads out. Yeah the search functions are hard that’s why I had trouble with it too.
 
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John C Daley wrote:I am having trouble imagining what you speak of.
Could you live with the base made if fine gravel with a proper drain to carry the shower water to a reed bed or similar?



As long as water doesn’t erode the soil. I’ll take a look into the gravel thing open to suggestions
 
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