FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums

[dantt99]

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!

[Daniel_G]

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

[dantt99]

You put it in a plastic bin right?

[Daniel_G]

uhhhhh,i don't know xD

[Grey]

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.

[Daniel_G]

Where did you get live sphagnum from?

[dantt99]

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 .

[Grey]

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.

[snapperhead51]

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

[dantt99]

Thanks Snapperhead!

[CPgrower]

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?

[NepEthusiast]

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.

[HarrisAz]

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!



bye
Harris

[NepEthusiast]

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

My sphagnum is really flurishing!

[dantt99]

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