Re: Re: Spanish Moss
dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Thu, 18 Jul 96 17:07 EDT
> From: Oliver T Massey CFS <massey@HAL.FMHI.USF.EDU>
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> It doesn't just drape from live oaks, the stuff drapes from anything
> that doesn't move fast enough. Trees, bushes, fence posts, your hair
> :P Anyway, I've never even considered using it even though I could get
> handfuls from the trees in my front yard. What would be the
> advantages to it? It would seem to me to have few desirable qualities
> as a potting medium - maybe I'm missing something. FWIW, One of our
> club members also once told me the stuff is a real spider mite
> attractor.
>
>
> Tom in Fl
Hi Tom,
It think it would work better if it was mixed with some sand
and peat so it could hold more water, some vermiculite would be
good for the Nepenthes also, but it may shorten the life of the
soil with the extra nutrients it holds. Bark does last longer.
Dave E