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Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:41 am
by -Stanley-
What kind of moss is this? It grew from my peat moss.

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:09 am
by thepitchergrower
Could be juvenile sphagnum. Though there are a lot of other possible mosses. WAY too young to tell

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:29 am
by -Stanley-
K, I'll grow it until it gets bigger.

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 2:51 am
by Carnies
Looks like juvenile spag, it's a pretty slow grower.

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 2:54 am
by -Stanley-
K, Thanks for telling.

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:41 am
by -Stanley-
What about this moss growing under my sundews?

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:43 am
by thepitchergrower
Looks like live sphagnum as well..

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:44 am
by thepitchergrower
thepitchergrower wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:43 am Looks like live sphagnum as well..
Please share your secrets on how to get that stuff to randomly sprout...

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:51 am
by -Stanley-
Really? It just grew by itself. I leave them on my shelf, not much humidity there, and moderate light for 14 hrs. Also, the pots are almost always wet and trays full of water. This took about 2-3 months to grow.

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:52 am
by -Stanley-
-Stanley- wrote:Really? It just grew by itself. I leave them on my shelf, not much humidity there, and moderate light for 14 hrs. Also, the pots are almost always wet and trays full of water. This took about 2-3 months to grow.
I'm also using Vigoro peat moss in those pots.

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:04 pm
by Apollyon
Lol well the media staying wet is definitely a factor. Still, it sounds like it grows faster for you. There are tons of sphagnum types out there though, maybe yours is more accommodating

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:21 pm
by MikeB
Apollyon wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:04 pm Lol well the media staying wet is definitely a factor. Still, it sounds like it grows faster for you. There are tons of sphagnum types out there though, maybe yours is more accommodating
You should see the crazy-vigorous sphagnum moss in my neck of the woods. It forms big, loose, fluffy mounds. If you accidentally stepped on it, you'd sink in almost to your knee.

Re: Moss

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:06 pm
by -Stanley-
My school orderd some Sphagnum moss for me and it was not fully dried when it came so Im going to try to grow it.