GreenCurry Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) Hi, Is this sphagnum moss and if so how can I seperate this small piece and grow it in it's own pot ? Is it possible to take a cutting and how do I go about this ? Edited July 2, 2009 by GreenCurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greenfire Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 That's not sphagnum moss, although I'm pretty sure that pesky little plant has made its way into my collection as well. Sphagnum moss likes it very moist so it wouldn't do well with cactus at all. If you are able to get ahold of some you can seperate it out and grow it in its own pot. Type 'sphagnum moss' into google image search if your not sure what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epbb Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 It is a young Calluna or Erica (I am not able to distinguish one from the other) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenCurry Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Ahh ok, my mistake, this is still all new to me. I guess I will buy some live Sphagnum moss from a garden centre. I only thought it was kind of moss looking becasue the cactus soil is always wet and has been for at least 6 months and the plant in the pic is really springy. I have looked at some more pics of sphagnum and I can now see it's obviuosly not what I thought it was. Worth a post though Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantrid Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) Ahh ok, my mistake, this is still all new to me. I guess I will buy some live Sphagnum moss from a garden centre. I only thought it was kind of moss looking becasue the cactus soil is always wet and has been for at least 6 months and the plant in the pic is really springy. I have looked at some more pics of sphagnum and I can now see it's obviuosly not what I thought it was. Worth a post though Thank you. You would do well not to keep your cactus wet all the time, as the weather gets colder the plant will rot from the root upwards. Edited June 8, 2009 by mantrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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