Anyone want star moss?

Anyone want star moss?#429994

By Nocturne -  Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:47 pm
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- Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:47 pm #429994

I’m about to throw them away. If anyone volunteers to get “contaminated” just shoot me a SASE.

Re: Anyone want star moss?#429997

By Nocturne -  Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:56 pm
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- Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:56 pm #429997

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Re: Anyone want star moss?#430027

By steve booth -  Sat Feb 04, 2023 4:16 pm
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- Sat Feb 04, 2023 4:16 pm #430027

Burn the witches, and spray the ashes with weed killer to make sure.
You may have gathered, I hate, loathe and detest the stuff.
Steve

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Re: Anyone want star moss?#430029

By Intheswamp -  Sat Feb 04, 2023 4:42 pm
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- Sat Feb 04, 2023 4:42 pm #430029

I heard that star moss, to a pot of CPs, is something similar to what the mange is to animals' hair, so I'll pass.

Re: Anyone want star moss?#430047

By Gary -  Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:43 pm
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- Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:43 pm #430047

I've tried to grow star moss in a decorative pot for months with no luck. It's just a tiny little clump, about a square inch, in the center of the pot that refuses to spread.
So, how do I go about getting some moss from you to add to the deco pot?
Many thanks!

Re: Anyone want star moss?#430086

By Nocturne -  Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:55 pm
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- Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:55 pm #430086

The moss is tough and will spread with higher moisture. They will root about 1 inch into soil which prove troublesome for younglings but hasn’t kill any plants. We will use the seed bank method. I pm you my address and you send me a SASE.

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Re: Anyone want star moss?#430091

By Gary -  Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:41 pm
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- Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:41 pm #430091

Sounds good, I'll look for the PM. Btw, I'm trying to grow the moss in a peat/Perlite mix. Given that this moss has roots, should I be using Miracle-gro or other fertilized mix? Thanks very much!

Re: Anyone want star moss?#430109

By steve booth -  Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:50 am
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- Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:50 am #430109

In my experience it doesn't need fertilising, in my bogs its 4" high, deeply rooted and spreading like the plague. I dread to think what a rich soil mix wold do for it.
Cheers
Steve

Re: Anyone want star moss?#430264

By roarke -  Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:59 am
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- Thu Feb 09, 2023 12:59 am #430264

Nocturne wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:47 pm I’m about to throw them away. If anyone volunteers to get “contaminated” just shoot me a SASE.

"shoot me" was out of place, until i read "a SASE".

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Re: Anyone want star moss?#430273

By Nocturne -  Thu Feb 09, 2023 6:04 am
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- Thu Feb 09, 2023 6:04 am #430273

roarke wrote:
Nocturne wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:47 pm I’m about to throw them away. If anyone volunteers to get “contaminated” just shoot me a SASE.
"shoot me" was out of place, until i read "a SASE".

Always willing to share lol

Re: Anyone want star moss?#430275

By sans -  Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:24 pm
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- Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:24 pm #430275

is this easy to grow? because i like moss but i had the same experience as gary.

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Re: Anyone want star moss?#430340

By steve booth -  Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:31 pm
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- Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:31 pm #430340

Darn right it's easy to grow! it is invasive, its taking over my bogs. This is what it grows into, this is 4" long and as you can see is taller than the Sphagnum which it is slowly crowding out, overgrowing and killing

https://i.postimg.cc/ZRpW0h1p/thumbnail.jpg

Cheers
Steve

Re: Anyone want star moss?#430343

By Intheswamp -  Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:53 pm
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- Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:53 pm #430343

I brought a small plug back home with me one day, but something about it seemed..."off". So, I stuck it in a little pot and isolated it from my other plants. I did not know what it was at the time, but knew it had roots so it was a vascular plant...not really kin to sphagnum moss. A little later I ID'd it. It was doomed to the searing south Alabama sun and unceremoniously buried in the big green can. Here's a few shots I took of it in the wild. Well, I *think* it was star moss...it certainly had a root system, was dry(ish) with a woody-like stem. Looked cool, though...but, I didn't want to invite the monster into the room.

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Re: Anyone want star moss?#430375

By Nocturne -  Sat Feb 11, 2023 12:27 am
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- Sat Feb 11, 2023 12:27 am #430375

Damn they look like pine seedlings at first glance…would not keep those for sure lol could be a giant form of star moss? The ones I have originated from florae and red leaf, in my environment they grow into a soft 2-3 in thick carpet and does not appear to have a clear upper hand against the sphagnum at this moment.

Re: Anyone want star moss?#430376

By Gary -  Sat Feb 11, 2023 1:43 am
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- Sat Feb 11, 2023 1:43 am #430376

I took a screenshot and checked it on PlantNet. I think we're looking at Northern Fir Moss in the pic that Steve linked.

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