Best place to get affordable spagmoss

Best place to get affordable spagmoss#452181

By bay_area_botanicals -  Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:07 pm
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- Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:07 pm #452181

Been needing to repot a few of my tropical plants but I'm all out of sphagnum moss. Does anyone know of a cheap place to buy it, or is there a better alternative to "Spagmoss"? I've heard of people using orchid bark but never tried it myself.

Re: Best place to get affordable spagmoss#452182

By ChefDean -  Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:29 pm
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- Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:29 pm #452182

You can get cheap LFSM, or you can get good LFSM. There's rarely good, cheap LFSM.
However, people have occasionally reported finding deals on Chilean LFSM on Ebay or Amazon.
The best stuff (in my opinion) is New Zealand LFSM, but Chilean is a good second choice.

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Re: Best place to get affordable spagmoss#452184

By bay_area_botanicals -  Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:43 pm
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- Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:43 pm #452184

haha yea I figured. I should have specified that I'm looking for NZLFSM as well lol. Let's see if I find anything on ebay

Re: Best place to get affordable spagmoss#452188

By Panman -  Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:03 pm
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- Mon Jun 03, 2024 1:03 pm #452188

I'd go with BetterGro orchid moss from Lowes. Cheap and pretty good. It lasts me a couple of years before needing repotting.

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Re: Best place to get affordable spagmoss#452198

By cpgrower126 -  Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:29 pm
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- Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:29 pm #452198

I agree with Panman, I use the LFSM from Lowe’s.

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Re: Best place to get affordable spagmoss#452199

By bay_area_botanicals -  Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:38 pm
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- Mon Jun 03, 2024 3:38 pm #452199

awesome, thank you all for the advice! I'm gonna go pick some up today

Re: Best place to get affordable spagmoss#452577

By tommyr -  Wed Jun 12, 2024 12:13 pm
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- Wed Jun 12, 2024 12:13 pm #452577

I get Besgrow on Amazon. A little expensive but not too bad. I used to use it on a few VFTs as an experiment and it works fine however it's a big PITA to remove at re-potting time so I switched them back to peat and perlite. MUCH easier to remove. It basically fall off very easily.

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