Sphagnum moss frozen

Sphagnum moss frozen#288291

By Rosekitten -  Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:12 pm
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- Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:12 pm #288291

So the sudden cold caught me a little off guard and I left my moss outside. I brought it back in under a grow lamp for now but the poor stuff is frozen in it's water. Is this a lost cause or am I still ok? I was asking as I'd like to figure out sooner than later if I need to look to ordering a new shipment of moss to grow.

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Re: Sphagnum moss frozen#288292

By Adelaide -  Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:19 pm
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- Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:19 pm #288292

My first thought is that it will be Ok, since sphagnum grows in the north. But it may be a less hardy species and I dont know for sure since I haven't frozen moss.

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Re: Sphagnum moss frozen#288294

By Rosekitten -  Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:22 pm
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- Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:22 pm #288294

It is various types of the moss.. not sure exactly on each one, one was a red type, a few greens, one was a brown-yellow range and the last was white ish to lightgreen normally.

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Re: Sphagnum moss frozen#288303

By Fishkeeper -  Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:23 pm
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- Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:23 pm #288303

Somewhere on here is a thread where multiple people shared pics of their sphagnum moss, frozen in blocks of ice, that evidently thawed and grew just fine later. Treat it like it's still alive, it probably is.

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Re: Sphagnum moss frozen#288305

By Matt -  Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:40 pm
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- Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:40 pm #288305

I'm guessing it depends on the species, but we leave ours outside all winter and it's pretty much a block of ice for the majority of 4 months and it grows fine when the weather gets warm again.

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Re: Sphagnum moss frozen#288424

By nimbulan -  Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:00 pm
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- Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:00 pm #288424

I think it'll be fine...

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Re: Sphagnum moss frozen#288436

By Rosekitten -  Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:51 pm
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- Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:51 pm #288436

Yeah I think mine will be fine. Though it doesn't seem to like growing even when it was warm. Maybe I should look into adding some of my mix I use for my carnivorous plants to their trays =/

but thanks everyone for the replies! ^^

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