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Post by carnivine on May 4, 2012 17:24:28 GMT
I have seen in my local garden centre bags of sphagnum moss. Its wet and is genuine spagnum moss, not a substitute. Is this ok to use with my CP's?
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Post by hcarlton on May 4, 2012 17:42:04 GMT
Depends on the CP. Most Nepenthes, some sundews, and some Utrics like sphagnum as a soil innredient, if not the soil, and many larger CP's will enjoy it as a top dressing (Nepenthes, Sarracenia, large sundews, Cephalotus).
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Post by coldcoffee on May 4, 2012 21:52:39 GMT
Depends on the CP. Most Nepenthes, some sundews, and some Utrics like sphagnum as a soil innredient, if not the soil, and many larger CP's will enjoy it as a top dressing (Nepenthes, Sarracenia, large sundews, Cephalotus). Agreed, I thought I would add that often times (though not always) the primary concern with live Sphagnum(this is live stuff right?) is that sometimes it can overgrow your plants. I have a heliamphora that is covered in Sphagnum right now because it has over grown it. Then again, the heli does not seem stressed at all and is growing. Go figure... Personally, I love sphagnum, I think its a great media.
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Post by Richard Davion on May 9, 2012 15:21:27 GMT
Is-it-Me ... or-Have The-EUROPEANS Gone-over to 'Almost'-Exclusivley Using Ground-UP SPHAGNUM-&-PERLITE as-R Basic Potting-Medium so-to-Speak!!! >(*~*)< / >(*U^)< IN-'My'-Day (>(*U^)<) ... It-Use to-be Just PEAT-&-SAND!!! >(*~*)<
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Post by carnivine on May 10, 2012 17:32:13 GMT
I have now got myself a bag of 100% live sphagnum moss, with no chemicals or colourings added. It's come from a sustainable source in the UK apparently, so all is good. Now, what's the best way to keep it alive?
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Post by paulbarden on May 10, 2012 19:21:04 GMT
I have now got myself a bag of 100% live sphagnum moss, with no chemicals or colourings added. It's come from a sustainable source in the UK apparently, so all is good. Now, what's the best way to keep it alive? Please see: bluegrasscarnivores.com/
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Post by Not a Number on May 11, 2012 1:17:59 GMT
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Post by Myles on May 17, 2012 21:12:48 GMT
I wish there was a supply of bagged live sphagnum around me! It seems my only source would be to buy a small amount and grow it as I am beginning to do.
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Post by paulbarden on May 18, 2012 14:16:34 GMT
I wish there was a supply of bagged live sphagnum around me! It seems my only source would be to buy a small amount and grow it as I am beginning to do. That's what most of us do. I have reached a point where I have full colonies growing on top of many of my pots, plus a Rubbermaid tub full of it, so now I can harvest from any one of the 25 colonies I have growing. I started out last July with the live sphagnum that came packed around the roots of a couple plants of Darlingtonia, and now I have enough to colonize every pot in my greenhouse. Just follow the instructions on those links. :-)
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Post by Myles on May 18, 2012 15:51:49 GMT
I have read up on growing it. What confuses me is what do I do when my harsh New England winter comes around? Do I just keep the rubbermaid in a basement? I know it can deal with cold but in a ccontainer it may be too expose or the plastic may be cracked by ice damage
Right now I am planning to colonize in a highland terrarium, is this suitable to grow on if I lace my LFS with live and just let it be?
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Post by gemmateal on Jul 3, 2013 7:34:21 GMT
Does anybody know if Nepenthes need any particular Spaghnum? I live in Alaska where there is naturally growing Spaghnum literally feet thick on the tundra in summer.. I want to experiment with it but am worried about pests/diseases/ using a certain species which Nepenthes wont tolerate. If no one knows I will still test it out.. just curious
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Post by ICPS-bob on Jul 3, 2013 17:24:36 GMT
I am not aware that any species of Sphagnum would be toxic to Nepenthes. Live Sphagnum is often recommended as a component in a Nepenthes soil mix, with the caution that it can become soggy and break down rather quickly under some conditions. It is also used as a top dressing and helps keep the humidity higher around the plants.
In an interesting 1955 paper, Eyerdam found 20 species of Sphagnum growing in Alaska. Eyerdam, Walter Jacob. 1955. The Genus Sphagnum in Alaska. The Bryologist 58(3): 211-215.
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Post by sykosarah on Nov 12, 2013 6:16:22 GMT
I use dead sphagnum moss rather than live. It is far less expensive and easier to get, although it is more prone to fungi and has to be treated with fungicide or watched very closely. No risk of overgrowth if your plant is small, which is a plus.
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Post by coline on Dec 5, 2013 21:46:40 GMT
Here the sphagnum is just a recently "booming" product since people are growing more orchids, so you may find it only in small amounts and very expensive, so I have got a piece of living sphagnum from the place I go look for blueberries at 3100m high and brought it down to my house, then I reproduced it, trays are 54x28cm, so pretty big amounts are produced once it gets big. but the initial process is very slow. February November
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Post by sflynn on Dec 24, 2013 17:48:22 GMT
Did you plant those cape sundews or did they invade by themselves?
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