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Today , I repotted my tiny vft and tiny sundews , four of them each in two separate potting containers full of dried sphagnum moss.

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I just wanted to ask if I have done it right. How much water I need to add and if I have not compressed sphagnum enough. I know it tends to be springy (as it tends to bounce back when compressed) , but I did try to compress it as deep as possible .

Hi Dan, I am probably as new as you are so it's OK to doubt my advice. When I potted and reported VFTs I dampened my soil mixture before potting, that made a lot easier and the spaghnum absorbed water easily after the plants were set. Hope my advice helps.
GranPa


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That's not the right kind of moss you got there pal. I would take those plants out and submerge them in distilled water until you get the right stuff to use. Even if it's for a few days that's OK they will survive completely submerged.

sab wrote:Today , I repotted my tiny vft and tiny sundews , four of them each in two separate potting containers full of dried sphagnum moss.

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I just wanted to ask if I have done it right. How much water I need to add and if I have not compressed sphagnum enough. I know it tends to be springy (as it tends to bounce back when compressed) , but I did try to compress it as deep as possible .

What type did you use? Do you by chance a pic of the packaging? I’m about to repot mine and am thinking of using the moss from Lowe’s any thoughts?


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Ya that's the stuff I use. I think he's in a foreign country so Lowe's is not available.