Data associated with "Moss establishment in restoration: the role of moss production method and short-term benefits of abscisic acid" by Matthew A. Bowker et al., to be published in Land Degradation and Development in 2023. Core data are percentage coverage values of mosses added to bare soils, monitored through time. These are provided in their raw form, standardized relative to initial coverage, and in one case converted to presence-absence format. Data were collected from 2018 - 2021. Please see metadata, column definitions tab, and the manuscript for additional details.