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Post by sundewmatt on Oct 3, 2007 22:25:17 GMT
My plants have been growing really well in Supersphag, compressed New Zealand sphagnum moss. Unlike Mosser Lee's No Damp Off, this stuff hasn't grown for me yet (and its been quite a few months), so I think it's great for seedlings and small plants like my precious Drosera that don't like being overgrown by sphagnum.
Read about it here:
camponeorchids.com/supersphag
And if you want to buy some, Camp One Orchids are the US distributor. From the website: "call Jason at (541) 547-3732 or send your zip code and the quantity that you wish to purchase to info@camponeorchids.com".
Tell him sundewmatt sent you.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2007 1:16:23 GMT
is it common for the moss to give off spider ike strand when moistened for a while?
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Post by Aidan on Oct 4, 2007 1:35:57 GMT
The website is currently dead.
Though Sphagnum itself doesn't grow, given time all sorts of other mosses will colonise the surface. Having experimented with Supersphag, I came to the conclusion that any benefits did not outweigh the price differential over ordinary dried Sphagnum. Milled using an old food processor coffee grinder attachment, I end up with a product remarkably similar to Supersphag.
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Post by pinglover on Oct 4, 2007 1:40:31 GMT
Yes, I use an old Hamilton Beach Food Processor I picked up at a garage sale for like $3 and have found regular el cheapo sphagnum to be perfectly fine for seedlings.
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Post by RL7836 on Oct 15, 2007 20:12:43 GMT
The website is currently dead. Looks like it resurrected itself.Matt, When using this for seed germination, do you pretreat in any way (ie: heat in oven / microwave or spray w/ fungicide)? |
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Post by sundewmatt on Dec 14, 2007 16:40:33 GMT
hi ron
sorry bout the delay. no pretreatment. just use the stuff...
though i now feel no damp off gives the plants more of a boost..
matt
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Post by Brian Barnes on Dec 16, 2007 13:24:35 GMT
I've been using Chilean sphagnum lately with great results. I hand-mill the sphagnum to a fine consistency and never heat treat or sterilize. In my opinion, sterilizing sphagnum also takes away alot of the "goodies" in it and does more harm than good. It seems that more fungus issues arise from sterilization due to the removal of it's natural antibiotic properties. Remember, live, unprocessed sphagnum was used during the Civil War in the field, as a natural antibiotic for wounds.  Brian. |
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