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Live moss#93721

By Lightboy1 -  Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:43 pm
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- Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:43 pm #93721

Can live moss be placed on top of the growing media just to make it look natural ?

Re: Live moss#93756

By victor -  Sun Mar 13, 2011 11:24 pm
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- Sun Mar 13, 2011 11:24 pm #93756

Well if the media under the soil is the proper mix than yes it can.

But you need to make sure you don't just take any moss from outside.
It should be a safe one. I would highly suggest you use live sphagnum moss.
But when you use it give it a trim every once in a while so it doesn't bury your plant.

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Re: Live moss#93768

By Jaws -  Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:01 am
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- Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:01 am #93768

Ive tried it from experience thinking it would look great and it does....
however i was finding i was having to keep the moss far wetter to keep green than the actual compost needed to be for the plants.

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Re: Live moss#93953

By Lightboy1 -  Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:20 pm
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- Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:20 pm #93953

Thanks for the info, your advice is always very helpful !!!

Re: Live moss#94439

By victor -  Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:58 pm
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- Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:58 pm #94439

By "your advice" are you refering to me, jaws, or the both of us???

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Re: Live moss#94447

By 95slvrZ28 -  Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:16 pm
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- Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:16 pm #94447

Some people like to use moss as a top dressing, but as Jaws alluded to, you need to keep it trimmed as it can overgrow small seedlings or new divisions. That said, most moss is going to need more water than your flytrap should have, and your flytrap requires more sunlight than most moss will be happy with.

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