Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 07:47:02 -0800 (PST) From: Wayne Forrester <forrestr@mendel.Berkeley.EDU> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg486$foo@default> Subject: Re: local moss as medium and "no pest" strips
Hi Rick,
I would be a little worried about what I was introducing along
with the mosses. In addition to the soil problem you mentioned, you might
be bringing any number of pests in with the mosses. Some of those bugs
might be things that like to eat seeds, or munch on tender seedlings.
Also, woodland soils tend to be rich in fungus which could cause
problems. I usually sow seeds either on the medium I plan to grow the
plants in, or on milled sphagnum. That usually works pretty well. Just my
thoughts.
Wayne Forrester
forrestr@mendel.berkeley.edu
On Mon, 3 Feb 1997, Rick Hyde wrote:
> 2) I'm trying to grow CP for the first time from seed. Since it's
> the wet season around here, I've been gathering mosses of various
> types from garden and forest. I filled a pot with traditional CP
> soil, then covered it with locally gathers moss. The D. Rotundifolia
> seeds went on top of that. Does this sound like a good plan? I'm
> a bit concerned that the thin layer of soil underlying the moss
> might not have the correct PH... ?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rick
>
>
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