How to grow sphagnum moss uk great results

[@chestbuster1987]

Definitely helpful, given how expensive this moss is to buy. I planted a small drosera in pure, completely dead-looking, dried sphagnum moss and both the drosera and the moss fully came back to life. It also helped keep an orchid's roots nice and moist, without rotting them.

[@ryecatcher1670]

Thank you for your video. I've received a whole lot of Welsh stagnum moss today. I've made a bog for my carnivorous plants. I'll keep what's left and use your method. I can highly recommend Welsh moss, it's actually alive and kicking when delivered 😀

[@judithlenzin7444]

I didn’t know you could clip it up and grow it... very helpful... thank you!

[@redfox05nl]

Where was it mentioned that you can clip it up, I don't remember hearing that in the video

[@FavOnIcon]

@@redfox05nl 1:08

[@redfox05nl]

@@FavOnIcon ahh they wrote clip, but meant cut it up. I was looking for clip it up at 1:08 and thought I was going crazy

[@FavOnIcon]

@@redfox05nl lol yeah 🤣

[@louisgreen3071]

Did this and it worked. Tried it again, and what helped, is, prop the lid open (with a coin or smthn), put a couple of layers of kitchen roll at the bottom, and breathe into it every now and then

[@ruthforrest59]

This is so helpfull. I want a leopard gecko and am planning to grow some to save some money and this was a really good way to grow it.

[@All_pitcherplants]

I have a leopard gecko

[@pollen1253]

@@All_pitcherplants nice

[@clairelockey6207]

Thanks for that , I bought some today it was so expensive, so definitely will be trying that. 🙂

[@TheMrjoehughes]

Brilliant! I can see why this is such a great medium for roots

[@alanfisher5396]

very helpful, and simply explained and demonstrated THANKS ,

[@DeryndaDiana]

What a brilliant eco friendly and economical idea. If more people do it is will save destroying precious habitat

[@SMee67]

Springtails will help with the decay away and help keeping your propagation tubs pristine clean. Easy enough to buy or catch your own, plenty info online about Springtails.

[@grumbleweed5570]

Excellent. So glad I found your channel......Jim👍

[@PlantingMemories]

Thank you! Very kind!

[@hugoh.9694]

Thanks so much for this amazing video. The results are very bit as dramatic as one would hope. This is super cool.

[@Dannotello1982]

Bonsai tree re growth brought me here. Really helpful, cheers was about to purchase it, off to hunt garden looks familiar

[@tuckerluke80]

Without checking, I’d assume it’s ok outside in the uk as it’s native? A lot is harvested from wales and Scotland, I first came across it in the Lake District and loads grows in Ireland

[@ravells]

Thanks. Very helpful. I thought it had died when it went brown.

[@starstar4314]

Cool...I'm going to have a go at growing it for my Venus fly trap...👏thks

[@monkeytrident]

@PlantingMemories awesome video mate, this will be perfect for my Tarantula's enclosures, for a small bit of humidity.

[@oneoftheninetynine3953]

No idea this was possible, very useful.

[@PrincessAmore1]

Have you tried starting the new batch using a little bit of the green mixed in with the other brown that you use. I’m just curious if that would help it to grow faster

[@subhumanrogueminiaturesfor2538]

Just getting into carnivorous plants and bought a variety of young ones and some live moss to top the pots as were in tiny starter pots still and multiple sundews (Just finished repotting and taking a break). luckily as saw I wouldnt have enough fully cover I stretched it out thinking hooefully it can grow into pots (which think this confirms it will) but managed have some left over so now definitely going be keeping it in the tray was using and try regenerate it so have a supply ready for next ones will likley buy and some seedlings when get to it

[@your_local_reptile6700]

sphagnum moss naturally grows here in the UK we have 30 species of it

[@tasfish1]

Is that the moss you can find near chopped/rotting trees or on big rocks? 😅 Might just go around pulling it up 😂

[@Anthony-wg5uj]

What brand of moss did you buy?

[@jacintasimon9388]

Do you have seeds or where do you get it from? Many thanks for the answers.

[@galdameseloy7863]

Hi ! Maybe a dumb question but i'm pretty new in this and i'm trying to save my Begonia Ferox so my question is : People who have a begonia ferox use Sphagnum moss to propagate their plant but in your video the moss is alive and when i see propagation video it looks dead/dry, will it give the plant nutriment even tho it's dead/dry or is it for another purpose like getting an "airy" substrate ? Thanks for the answer if you guys have any ideas ! + I starting watching your videos and i love them so much, I think I found a new passion to put my mind to :D

[@PlantingMemories]

Hi!! Thank you for watching. The sphagnum moss will work both dead and alive! Sphagnum moss itself doesn’t really release any nutrients unless you water fertiliser into it, which it can hold onto and then release to the plant. Sometimes sphagnum moss that looks dead can grow again, when it’s bought in a loose bag it usually grows for me! Yes the sphagnum moss works well because it allows lots of air to the roots aswell as supplying water. I hope this helps!

[@TheMononome]

What is the first growth we can see in the moss? I am experimenting moss propagation now, and it's been a month and a little bit. I saw very thin/short string like structures here and there, but they do not look like original moss. Do you think they are new growth?

[@Lindholmer5k]

What do you guys use it for? Anyway, i think this is the sort of moss that grows wild all over the boulders at the back of my propperty. Im living in norway, so i bet that you would be able to grow it outdoors in the uk :)

[@PlantingMemories]

I want to try to grow it outdoors too! I need to get my hands on some more to try it. I use this moss for my carnivorous plants, and to use for plant propagation :D thanks for watching!

[@oldchild527]

Its so sad that here in the place where in live we never got to sea any tipe of those plants, we use it to get seeds to trive and germinate other plants that need acidic soil

[@REAGAN_1980]

I grow orchids In sphagnum moss. I'm also trying to propagate Christmas cactuses in it.

[@Dr.UmeshSharma]

Have you tried to add any sort of nutrient to help it grow bigger in recent times? Coz it seems hard that this cycle will continue with only small initial quantity of moss.

[@AndreasRP.]

you can add a bit of sugar to the water, I saw a guy do it on Reddit and it gave him great resutls.

[@apexkide9968]

How much do you water it

[@bobbyvandyke143]

Grow it in a fish tank with shallow water with a co2 defuse just below the water with some plastic wrap over the top with a few holes poked in it in a sunny window keep moist.

[@sundewgirl6278]

Great and helpful video

[@MTechOver9000]

Thanks for the video, great info! Did you ever need to add more water with the lid cracked open like that?

[@PlantingMemories]

MTech over9000 hey thanks for watching! I leave the lid slightly cracked open and it goes months without needing to add more water. However I have also done this with completely sealed containers and it works just as well!

[@MTechOver9000]

@@PlantingMemories awesome, I'm going away on holiday for two weeks, think I'll leave the lid closed and then open a bit when I get back. Keep up the great content!

[@PlantingMemories]

MTech over9000 yeah that’ll work just fine, enjoy your holiday! Thanks again

[@voltix9711]

MTech over9000 how did it go? Did you successfully regrow some of it

[@ladyjaye2005]

@@MTechOver9000 hw did it wrk out for you? Any positive results?

[@LadyAnyaRomanov]

Thanks, just needed to know how to keep this stuff alive for my orchid - just gotta make sure the cat doesn’t decide to run off with it 😂

[@eddiejinthehouse]

Great video! Just wounder how this works during wintertime if it get to cold for outside/lack of light indoors? I live in Sweden so the climate is similar to your 🙂

[@WDWormsnGarden]

I bought sphagnum moss 6 months ago and used the same method to grow it but not in the window, it didn't show any sign of growth for a month. It wasn't dried either. I forgot about it and it died. I've been trying to revive it for a month now and there's no improvement. Do you have any suggestion?

[@oldchild527]

I put them on 8 hours of withe light its triving after a week try that

[@WDWormsnGarden]

@@oldchild527 thank you. I definitely will.

[@hazzardoutdoors]

So a propergator looks ideal for this and also keeping carnivorous plants would I be correct

[@maryanndelfino4319]

how often it is waterd

[@anthonypope8429]

hi how often do you spray it and could you grow this under water as i do aqua scaping and i am going to make some wabikusa balls to put in my tanks and use this spaghum moss cheers

[@charlotterzeczycki1810]

just started mine today, am hoping it works, so i can save money to use on my orchids

[@hedras924]

Hello, since your comment was posted 9 months ago, I would like to see how your moss is doing. I tried but so far there is no improvements

[@markcoutts1796]

@@hedras924 if it's of any help Iv grown live sphagnum using this method demonstrated, only I put a layer of perlite down in the box, then chopped sphagnum onto the perlite & then fill the box with a few millimetres of rainwater, purified water, deionised water, distilled water or reverse osmosis water. Sphagnum moss like carnivorous plants is sensitive to high levels of salts or minerals in water so if your using regular water it's not going to do great. For that same reason you need to go really easy when using fertilisers aswell because it will just burn the moss & kill it otherwise. I hope you have success in your growing endeavours because buying good quality, live & healthy sphagnum moss is very rare & hugely expensive as it's really a bye product of buying dead sphagnum moss & you can gather a, little live stuff from the top of the pile! Everyone shows pictures of lush green moss but when you receive it is when you see the true state of what your purchasing & it never matches up to as advertised!

[@delatroy]

No medium needed?

[@fitawrarifitness6842]

Do you need to add any nutrients?

[@syedarmaghanhassan4652]

wow. any dry moss would come back to life?

[@epicsushi5817]

Only one of those that has live spores.

[@syedarmaghanhassan4652]

@@epicsushi5817 kindly explain..

[@epicsushi5817]

@@syedarmaghanhassan4652 if your sphagnum Moss is processed, it won’t have any spores that will make a live sphagnum moss.

[@martyvandy5154]

Great Video, thanks for the information

[@PlantingMemories]

Marty Vandy Thanks for watching, I appreciate the feedback

[@gamingcoupleph6476]

can I use tap water or should I use distilled or rain water?

[@PlantingMemories]

It is advised to use rain water whenever possible, I have heard that tap water isnt the best

[@gamingcoupleph6476]

@@PlantingMemories thanks for the response.

[@catherineb9507]

How long does it take on average? I bought this for my snails not releasing I had to wait before I could put it in :)

[@papillonpourmoi]

Snails????

[@veen88]

@@papillonpourmoi her pet 🐌

[@carolinebarrett4736]

Vin ay 🤣

[@PWinmusic]

Can you turn this into growing media?

[@PlantingMemories]

yes, works perfectly for growing media, especially for carnivorous plants

[@hugoh.9694]

I find moss works amazingly well for TONS of plants. Especially aroids.

[@snail9552]

@@PlantingMemories or orchids

[@katryanaorange2092]

Almost... magical -love, Mother Earth

[@candice8110]

Great video thank you!!!

[@obviouslytwo4u]

Blue Peter Style😂😂, here's one I made earlier.

[@bratbenne7450]

Wou ok d this moss work in a crested gecko tank?

[@thesciencelair9556]

Probably. I don’t see why not.

[@OsirusHandle]

thanks for this!

[@sofarsohood_]

Great video, thank you for sharing. Is this moss suitable for an outdoor water feature in the UK please?

[@tokec8471]

What brand did you buy?:)

[@PlantingMemories]

I can’t remember I’m afraid! But i think any loose branded bag will work

[@anjobugayongiii6250]

Does molds grow there with too much humidity?

[@veen88]

Sphagnum moss is antifungal/antibacterial. That's the Main reason people take this in use.

[@charlesmaunder]

Does it need anything other than water and light?

[@PlantingMemories]

Charles Maunder Water and light will suffice, but you can use some compost as a growing media if you like. Just remember to rinse off any residue with rain water before using the sphagnum with Carniverous plants.

[@rizoph4371]

What brand of moss do you buy?

[@PlantingMemories]

rizoph I have been using any brand of moss that I’ve found in reptile shops. I believe one was trixie and the other moss I’ve purchased was unbranded

[@rizoph4371]

@@PlantingMemories Ah, I've never had any luck with the gardening branded moss so maybe I'll try the reptile moss. Thanks for the info.

[@PlantingMemories]

rizoph oh that is odd, I’ve not used garden branded moss. Hope the reptile moss works for you. What do you use your moss for?

[@rizoph4371]

@@PlantingMemories Air-layering the beautiful wisteria in my parent's backyard and any other trees they'll let me get my hands on. I'm hoping to grow some moss for the next season they'll be ready to propagate.

[@PlantingMemories]

rizoph that’s a great idea! I hope that works well for you :D

[@shyb35]

The low PH of sphagnum should keep it from going stagnant.

[@allisonwalker2453]

Thank You

[@goblingamingchannel3099]

Impossible,I do that but nothing

[@ProximaCentauri88]

I just started putting the just arrived sphagnum moss in the tupper ware but soon discovered it had leaks below to the water oozes out a bit. Is it okay? Or should I transfer the moss into a new non-leaking tupperware?

[@jonassx100]

Is this and psat moss is the same thing ?

[@PlantingMemories]

jonassx100 If the moss you have is alive, it will grow using this method

[@jonassx100]

@@PlantingMemories its fully dry and green little bit

[@PlantingMemories]

jonassx100 that may come back to life, definitely try. Moss has the ability to look very dead but still be alive. Keep it damp and it may well grow

[@jonassx100]

@@PlantingMemories lol , i sowed pepper seeds in them .. and keeping them in warm and humid .. lets see whats grow now

[@PlantingMemories]

jonassx100 why did you sow your peppers in moss? Have you tried that before?

[@kathylee7528]

Cool!

[@tobias1637]

great!!!

[@simonapplin2421]

I tried this and it turned mouldy.

[@simonapplin2421]

@deee327ify Ok thanks for your help

[@voltix9711]

@Simon Applin what did he say?

[@zeez9053]

👍🇬🇧

[@lulukrahayu2844]

thanks... follow my instagram @kusuma.khaidar

[@displaypartner]

Speak littlemore lively

[@Lavanya-l4q]

Infinite spagnum moss glitch 🥹 some plants I bought came in spagnum moss, so I'm gonna grow it and use it for my caladium seeds if the pollination is successful 😁 thanks 💓

[@Tthis_Is_Fine]

Thank you