sphagnum, sphagnum, alive, alive-O!

From: john e. cavanaugh (jcavanau@indyunix.iupui.edu)
Date: Wed Jan 01 1997 - 09:08:48 PST


Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 12:08:48 -0500 (EST)
From: jcavanau@indyunix.iupui.edu (john e. cavanaugh)
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg0$foo@default>
Subject: sphagnum, sphagnum, alive, alive-O!

Dear CPers:
        I know this is slightly tangential, but what are people's
experience growing/keeping live sphagnum moss? My readings and intuition
indicate that wetter is better, but mine has always died under such
conditions (the S. purpurea and S. leukophyllia are fine, thank you). I
have gotten a new batch and instead of drowning it, I have put it in pots,
on top of saturated milled peat, then placed the pots in an aquarium with 2
inches of reverse-osmosed H2O. Half the pots have been placed directly on
the bottom, in the water, while half have been placed on top of inverted
pots similar to the way orchids are grown. I placed 2-inches of live moss
in a pot without the milled peat and placed it directly in the water at the
bottom of the tank so that it is "swimming".
Noticable differences were seen in health and green-ness after only one day!
It remains to be seen if the "humidity-only" moss actually grows better and
healthier in the long run, but it's sure prettier.
        Does anyone have any thoughts or experiences to share?
Thanks,
               John E. Cavanaugh, MD, Fellow
               Division of Forensic Pathology
               Indiana University School of Medicine



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