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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2007 23:00:33 GMT
wow beautiful u.cornuta flower.......
just a quick question would it be bad to take a single strand of live spagnum moss when you are in places like this....as long as the strand you are taking doesnt disturb other plants.
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Post by pinglover on Oct 2, 2007 0:03:08 GMT
What you are asking is if field collecting is bad. Yes, it would be bad to do so. Field collecting indigenous species from the wild is right up there with seeding the wilds with non-indigenous species. The live sphagnum moss is an integral component of that ecosystem. Have you ever heard of the "butterfly effect"? Sometimes, native species are clinging to their existence by a shoestring.
Sphagnum Moss is in cultivation and Lord knows it's cheap enough. If you can't find a nursery selling live sphagnum, please contact me privately and I will send some to you. Deal?
It is my understanding a few adults have solicited youth to field collect for them offering them nominal collection fees of $1.50 to $2.00 a plant. Please do not do this. If anyone befriends you and asks you to dig up plants for them for any reason, please contact one of the Admins or Moderators here.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2007 11:27:55 GMT
lol okay....ill try and explain this then better to a few people i know...you see i guess my neighbor went on vacation and during vacation they saw some cp's and imediately thought of me so i gues they went looking at them found out what they were growing in and brought me some spagnum moss......atleast i had told them a few months ago that poaching plants was illegal or else im sure them just trying to be nice neighbors would have brought me the whole forest......lol they are really nice people but a little to nice at times......actually they just moved here about 7 months ago and its so annoying cause im in sanbernardino county redlands and theya re from the oc and they are a little to nice ...they bring in my trash cans on garbage day.....stop!!!!!!! im just not used to people being so nice.....lol thanks again
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