Re: pots and media

Rick Walker (walker@hpl-cutt.hpl.hp.com)
Tue, 20 Jul 93 11:57:04 PDT

Tom,

> For my Darlingtonia, I use pure Sphagnum moss--the kind they sell for
> Orchids: Dried New Zealand sphagnum moss.

Where do you get your dried moss?

> Or where do you get your live sphagnum?

I just mailordered some live sphagnum from Peter Paul's. It appears
to have been field collected. (lots of leaves, grass, etc).

For general use, I propagate modest amounts of live sphagnum
in several plastic flats kept under the greenhouse benches, filled
with moss, and covered with clear plastic humidity covers. The moss
grows fast enough to supply my top-dressing needs, but I'm sure it
would go fast if I started filling pots with it.

--
Rick