ctarry Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) Bought a bag of sphagnum moss today from homebase. it was an extra large bag for around £3.50, and it looked nice and green, and is bagged by tenax and is called hanging basket moss has anyone used this before? i got it to replace the top layer for my neps, as the other moss had got a horrible slime over it. anyway i got the new moss out of the bag, and it is a very strange green, almost a blueish green colour, looks like it has been dyed with colour it doesn't mention anything about dye on the packaging, just 'fresh s. moss harvested from managed renewable sources.....moss colour subject to variation' not really sure if i trust it now Edited April 12, 2012 by ctarry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 It's not entirely unusual to find the moss has been dyed. Personally I wouldn't use it either. I think you can buy it unstained, but it's a lot harder to come by! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkrai283 Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) I bought one of those before at homebase! My mum thought that it wouldn't be safe for CPs as it has a greenish artificial colouring added to it but I ignored her and bought one. I think it was around £4 or something. I don't think that it will affect the CPS too much though. Here's a thread on FTC about chopping this sphagnum up started by me when I was still a noob. http://www.flytrapcare.com/phpBB3/post72517.html#p72517 In the end, I managed to chop it up finely using a food processor and used it for D. capensis but it dried out too quickly (I might've chopped it too finely) so I dumped it into a coleus pot as a top dressing. Edited April 12, 2012 by Darkrai283 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 You can get proper live sphagnum moss from pets at home, it comes in red and green native sphagnum. the red is short growin and good for topping plants as it doesn't grow as fast or as tall as the green moss. bought a pack of each and made a little sphagnum bog in a big clear plastic box, so i don't need to buy it again. hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnP Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I've picked this type up by mistake once in the past. I decided not to use it on my CP's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytyer Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I've picked this type up by mistake once in the past. I decided not to use it on my CP's. Why was that? Only asking because I bought a couple of bags last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnP Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Why was that? Only asking because I bought a couple of bags last week I did not want to risk the dye damaging the plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flytyer Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Sorry, I thought you were talking about the stuff from Pets At Home, not Homebase. The moss I bought was from Pets so hopefully will not be dyed. It's now languishing in the water trays so with a bit of luck it's the last bit of moss i'll need to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkrai283 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I bought them before at pets and home last year. But I didn't have success with it and it was a bit pricey though! I think it was £7-£8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Homebase now has a choice between horrible dyed sphagnum moss or a bigger bag of live undyed sphagnum moss, for the same price £3.40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 I bought them before at pets and home last year. But I didn't have success with it and it was a bit pricey though! I think it was £7-£8. That's unfortunate it didn't grow for you. i've had no trouble growin it, i have a big outdoor bog container that is growin away fine and numerous indoor propagators growing nicely too. what conditions did you try growing the sphagnum in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivine Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 How do I keep my sphagnum moss alive once I have opened the bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 spread it out in a seed tray and keep it watered, should grow quite fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkrai283 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 That's unfortunate it didn't grow for you. i've had no trouble growin it, i have a big outdoor bog container that is growin away fine and numerous indoor propagators growing nicely too. what conditions did you try growing the sphagnum in? I had it in a propagator but mould soon took over while I was on holiday. A small pot in a nep terrarium survived but I really can't remember what happened to it. :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 I find you get mold sometimes when you start a batch, i just flush it thru with pure water a few times and that gets rid of the mold for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivine Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 cheers for the advice, I will give it a go :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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