Sphagnum moss

Gordon Wells (wells@ic.upc.es)
Tue, 7 May 1996 12:50:01 UTC+0200

Hi Mike,

> Does anybody know where I may purchase living sphagnum moss??
> (other than PP's Nursery?)
> Thanks...
>
> MIke

Live moss is sometimes hard to find, because even if a nursery
buys it live, it will die on them in a few days anyway unless
they keep it in the right conditions, which they usually don't
because it's too much trouble. It's really not necessary to go
to the trouble of looking for live sphagnum. Just buy dead moss
and put it in your terrarium. If it's kept wet and well lit, it
will start growing again in a few days or weeks. Even the
deadest-looking dead moss I've bought has come back to life
for me when I put it in my terrarium.

Regards,

Gordon Wells
Instituto de Cibernetica
Diagonal 647, planta 2
Barcelona 08028
SPAIN