Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!

Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#173522

By Ericrud -  Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:54 am
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- Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:54 am #173522

While I was typing up some good stuff last post I tried to make, I lost a lot of the good stuff I wrote last attempts thread so I will condense it.
Growing live sphagnum from FTS, will post photo of progress every Sunday.

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#173523

By LAKJP -  Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:19 pm
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- Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:19 pm #173523

Great! Keep us posted!

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#173525

By Melle -  Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:44 pm
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- Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:44 pm #173525

Nice.
Can you tell some some more about growing conditions? Light? Temprerure? Water? And more.

Thanks

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#173534

By Ericrud -  Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:34 pm
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- Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:34 pm #173534

Of course, they are growing inside of a Chinese takeout thingy. They sit at an east windowsill up until the sun comes out and it's warm, then they are taken outside and a lid with holes is poked,

They are watered daily little by little, just enough to keep the entire thing moist. They will be waterlogged every Monday, drained on Wednesday. Watered again with distilled or rain water.

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#173554

By Melle -  Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:54 pm
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- Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:54 pm #173554

Thanks.
Only sphagnum? Or also a ground sand or something?

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#173556

By Ericrud -  Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:21 pm
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- Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:21 pm #173556

Melle wrote:Thanks.
Only sphagnum? Or also a ground sand or something?

It's straight up live Sphagnum moss on top of the dead/dying moss. No substrate underneath.

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#173770

By Kevonicus -  Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:37 am
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- Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:37 am #173770

I'm doing the same thing under some CFL lights along with some king sundew seeds I've recently sown. I just took a few small sphagnum clippings from my local bog and scattered them on some store bought LFS. Tagging along!

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#173784

By Sander -  Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:32 am
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- Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:32 am #173784

And im trying this to, but since i dont have a lot of room, its in 2 plastic yoghurt beakers with a thin layer of peat underneath.

I also placed my cut drosera indica in the moss (which i had to cut the stem from since it was rotting) and guess what, it got new roots, small ones, but it are roots^^

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#173903

By Ericrud -  Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:35 am
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- Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:35 am #173903

You should all post photos too! I would love to see other people's moss

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#174093

By Ericrud -  Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:41 pm
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- Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:41 pm #174093

I'm having a problem: it's Friday now and my sphagnum is turning white! I don't know what to do differently, is it because I've been giving it too much sun??

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#174097

By Matt -  Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:46 pm
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- Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:46 pm #174097

It looks very healthy to me. The green bits will start to grow. The blond parts are probably dead so they won't grow, but they won't decay. Just keep it in bright light and don't let it dry out. It should grow well for you.

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Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#174101

By Ericrud -  Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:57 pm
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- Fri Apr 26, 2013 2:57 pm #174101

More pieces turn white daily.... Are you sure I should keep it in the same conditions?

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#174103

By Matt -  Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:00 pm
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- Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:00 pm #174103

Yes, it looks fine to me; perhaps a bit dry, but otherwise quite healthy.

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Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#174325

By Ericrud -  Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:19 pm
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- Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:19 pm #174325

HELLO, my FTC buddies. I am here with a photograph of my LFS. And I am unsure if I am doing the right or wrong thing as in terms of growing, it seems to go whiter every day, this seems as an indication that it may be dying. But I am inexperienced with the grown of sphagnum, so I am unsure.

But alas. Here's the picture

Re: Growing live sphagnum, photo every Sunday!#174341

By plantfreak1 -  Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:07 pm
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- Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:07 pm #174341

Eh, maybe its thirsty. I drench mine everyday and its green as grass

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