I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!

I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82390

By dantt99 -  Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:25 pm
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- Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:25 pm #82390

I want to order some Live Sphagnum moss from FTS but I need to know how to care for it and keep it growing. ANY tips on how to grow are appreciated!

Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82405

By Daniel_G -  Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:12 pm
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- Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:12 pm #82405

Uhhh ok,keep it wet and keep it in lots of light,and ferilize it,that's all i know

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Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82406

By dantt99 -  Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:13 pm
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- Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:13 pm #82406

You put it in a plastic bin right?

Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82409

By Daniel_G -  Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:25 pm
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- Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:25 pm #82409

uhhhhh,i don't know xD

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Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82411

By Grey -  Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:26 pm
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- Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:26 pm #82411

I have a small transparent container full of sphagnum moss right now. I dumped some water into it and it's under the same light as my plants currently are. It's greening up nicely so I'm sure any container will do, really. Heh.

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Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82412

By Daniel_G -  Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:29 pm
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- Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:29 pm #82412

Where did you get live sphagnum from?

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Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82418

By dantt99 -  Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:06 pm
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- Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:06 pm #82418

Thanks Grey! I haven't even got it yet, so I don't need the tips, I just would like to know because I plan to get it soon.

I sorta want to wait till they get cephs in stock so I don't have to pay to ship each

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Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82419

By Grey -  Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:07 pm
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- Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:07 pm #82419

I got my live sphagnum from Homebase. It looks unpleasant and smells horrible when you first open the sealed bag, but once you rinse it and leave it it's fine.

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Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82436

By snapperhead51 -  Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:32 pm
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- Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:32 pm #82436

Hi Dantt
If you got to non carnivorous plants post's you will see a thread there marked sphag moss how to grow it and what grows in it by ME

should give you most of the info you need , if you need more info let me know
J

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Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82456

By dantt99 -  Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:49 am
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- Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:49 am #82456

Thanks Snapperhead!

Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82485

By CPgrower -  Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:34 am
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- Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:34 am #82485

Can't you grow it from the dry stuff too? I believe there are dry spores or something along those lines. I have had new growth spring up in a glass vase that I used for some Purple Pitchers (planted the plants down in the bottom of the clear glass vase). It worked well! The moss started to grow up the insides of the vase too. Very interesting, I thought.

Can anyone else verify this method?

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Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82489

By NepEthusiast -  Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:06 am
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- Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:06 am #82489

CPgrower wrote:Can't you grow it from the dry stuff too? I believe there are dry spores or something along those lines. I have had new growth spring up in a glass vase that I used for some Purple Pitchers (planted the plants down in the bottom of the clear glass vase). It worked well! The moss started to grow up the insides of the vase too. Very interesting, I thought. Can anyone else verify this method?

I keep my plants in a terrarium, and when I making my terrarium a couple months ago I put dead LFS as a top dressing, and a few weeks ago I noticed some sphagnum moss growing in the corners of my terrarium, there still small but there's quite a few of them.

Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82490

By HarrisAz -  Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:24 am
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- Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:24 am #82490

lots of indirect light,lots of water as long as theres way for it to drain the water out,and fertilize it with diluted seasol every week or 2

sphagnny good for striking VFT pulling and other CP cuttings/pullings too!

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Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82492

By NepEthusiast -  Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:50 am
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- Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:50 am #82492

-Indirect light
-Lots of humidity
-Disstiled water
-Very warm conditions

My sphagnum is really flurishing!

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Re: I need tips for growing Live Sphagnum Moss!#82558

By dantt99 -  Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:49 pm
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- Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:49 pm #82558

Thanks everyone! I am going to order it with a Ceph from FTS once the ceph is in stock

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