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[@BradsGreenhouse]

Carnivorous plants for sale in Canada www.Bradsgreenhouse.ecwid.com

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

Brad in regards to the new zealand sphagnum moss, I got mine to come to life. I have 4-5 tips to get it to come back to life. Remember all sphagnums grow in different conditions. Though some are simliar. 1. I bought the thicker version of the bag of sphagnum from the same brand you did. Yours was more of a plate, mine was more of a box shape, a big bigger for some live sphagnum to slip through the cracks. 2.I used 0 tds rainwater 3. Bring up the next tip, the New Zealand Sphag likes to be soaked, not just wet (especially when you are trying to revive it). It actually can be put into a clear plastic or glass tupperware with a bunch of rainwater in it. . 4. I used Maxsea fertilizer to get it to come to life. 5. The last tip, the most shocking. It likes full sun. Give it almost as strong as sun as possible Summary into 3 parts: Fertilize, soaking into low tds water constantly, lots of sun. very unusual I know, but trust me. i heard a whisper from California Carnivores on this.

[@wrath3470]

Insane amount of spagnum, that looked beautiful. I love the mix of the red, green and golden colours!

[@LGW3-Orchids-Exotics]

Even though sphagnum moss grows in nature where is freezes, I never really thought about it and how it actually survives. Nice vid.

[@jutau]

So much envy for that green moss. I'm still trying to figure out how to maintain my moss. thanks for the vid.

[@kenjiro2676]

This has inspired me to kick out my indoor VFT and turn my room into a nepenthes jungle. I will get my first nepenthes in a few years. Edit: I got my first nepenthes last month..

[@voldemort9214]

How's it doing for now?

[@kenjiro2676]

Voldemort my fly traps? Doing great? I had to stop getting nepenthes after my 2nd one, I don’t have enough distilled water to support a larger collection

[@DDryTaste]

@@kenjiro2676 You might try looking into a RO system, these days those systems can be very affordable and it'll produce you virtually unlimited purified water.

[@vivimannequin]

Why did you wait so long to get your first nepenthes?

[@kenjiro2676]

@@vivimannequin I’m a novice grower now, but I gave all my carnivorous plants away. At the time, I was a fresh newbie, so I was over thinking things. Nepenthes are super hardy and easy to grow, but they become very big and unruly plants.

[@FR33MAS0N1]

A tidbit for if you ever have a sore throat again. A friend of mine, who is a pharmacist, explained to me that you are better off using a hard candy that is not mentholated as well as a candy that makes you salivate heavy as it is your saliva that actually brings relief. She said that while there is great relief while the menthol drop dissolves and coats the affected area, the menthol dries out your mouth and throat, which makes sore throat symptoms even worse. Now time to go check out your carnivorous plants.

[@artao5]

Your collection of pitcher plants is AWESOME! I'm thinking about getting a couple, largely to control flies and stuff out by my pre-bonsai. Perhaps a sundew for the mosquiotoes.

[@FireCraftSLO]

I would love to get that EXACT sphagnum moss you have. I ordered some from the UK, but it doesn't look thst nice. It grows slow, it's small and just green. I just love the combination of red and green!

[@dawnpleasant2319]

I never knew moss could be so beautiful!

[@PIAMUSA]

Thnx Brad for the vids. I sort of started growing my own sphagnum moss by accident. When I repot my phals I throw away the extra on my flower garden, now they're growing everywhere. I may separate them from my garden comes spring. Moss grow here in WA state everywhere anyways, specially now it rains a lot here.

[@ElizabethNinanDr]

had no idea about growing spagnummoss thank you for the information

[@samb16]

hey at my house in Maine on the edge of the pond there is sphagnum moss and round leaf sundew growing, Im keeping one

[@LearningCurveAcres]

Hi Brad. Glad you're feeling better.

[@tommiles5604]

great video. Please tell me about your cold hardy palm. Would like to grow that. I live in zone 6

[@higherhaze3544]

you are more than inspiring Brad!

[@podboq2]

I love that greenhouse, it's killer! Can you sell to Washington state?

[@Max27653]

Is there a summary of the tips? What to do that the moss doesnt turn black on the tips? The camera is just to shaky..cant watch it till the end

[@tic857]

You have a sprinkler system? How do you supply that much non chlorinated water? Ro system or is it all collected rain?

[@ethankamerow3003]

Thanks you vary helpful!!

[@AzureEnzi]

Ive been using Mosser Lee brand sphagnum, and to be honest, its not the greatest, however, I noticed that the sphagnum is actually regrowing from the dried heads. It definitely looks like small baby sphagnum sprouts, yet the germination is very sporatic. (pun not intended) I was wondering if it would be better to wait it out and let the moss grow, or to order a live culture online.

[@kenjiro2676]

Joshy Likey how did it go?

[@revert6417]

Hi Brad, Are you able to ship to Australia? Thanks

[@AlbertoZaccaria]

Hello, very nice video! I would like to grow my sphagnum moss and after us it for my plants and moss poles. Do I have to dry it before use? Or is it okay if is it still alive?

[@MrTheWaterbear]

Greeings Brad! You seem to be in doubt about how to pronounce Sphagnum, and I'm here as a Biologist to say that it's pronounced "Sfagnum" :) It's a gardener's classic mistake to have taken to calling it "Spagnum". I don't mind either way, but the correct pronunciation is Sfagnum ^^

[@kentdonnelly]

Go back to school Haitaka123, actually Brad had it right. www.howtopronounce.com/sphagnum/

[@akiraclemmons6013]

Kent Donnelly that was rude

@@kentdonnelly Always check your sources, and double check elsewhere. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sphagnum www.dictionary.com/browse/sphagnum www.macmillandictionary.com/pronunciation/british/sphagnum

[@Zestartic]

My sphagnum moss were cooked by the heat rays of the sun. So true that heat is dangerous to sphagnum moss.

[@TheLoneace69]

Thanks Brad.

[@fypp6445]

Those moss are cute Nice Vid!!

[@firearmsfelons]

I got some of this moss at a reptile show to use in some of my planted snake cages... I was told to just scatter it around in the cages & itd be fine... I think I was lied to, because within a week there wasn't much green left to the moss, I've got it under LED or fluorescent lights in an organic peet and soil, I've got some ivy, small fern, garden sage etc that are doing fairly well, I've recently added red worms & isopods to the enclosures as well for a natural cleaning crew... My Timber Rattlesnakes & Copperheads seem to really enjoy these set ups, but the moss didn't seem to enjoy it as much... Any tips or recommendations for a moss that would work better in these conditions????....

[@shelleytrevino45]

Can you please help me!! I have purchased several Sphagnum mosses for my terrarium, please tell me how can I keep it alive. I do. spray it daily to keep humidity up in terrarium but seems to turn yellow on me!

[@forloop7713]

update

[@ProximaCentauri88]

I am planning to start a small sphagnum colony in a fastfood tray. Would they thrive in the tropical countries easily? I live in the Philippines. Can they handle tap water or just rain/ distilled?

[@TheLostOne172]

Brad do you think sphagnum moss could grow year round in zone 5?

[@TheWindGinProject]

Brad, I have some Spanish Moss hanging in a indoor planter. I soak it in water in the sink quickly 3 times a weeks. I'm not sure if it is even alive. Can you tell me how to determine if my Spanish Moss is alive? Thanks

[@poguemahone1031]

Generally, if your Spanish moss greens up (like a lot of gray-leaved Tillandsias do) when you soak or mist it, then it is most likely alive; also, dead Spanish moss tends to look a bit more curled up, withered, is also more brittle (tends to drop chaff and loose bits, whereas the live stuff is more pliable and soft), and usually just turns a darker gray versus a somewhat vibrant green when moistened. I'll try to link some Google pics for comparison's sake: Here's dead T. usneoides: d28xhcgddm1buq.cloudfront.net/product-images/bevfabriccrafts_2269_1266001189_260.jpg Here's live (the live stuff also has a slight underlying greenish hue, even when relatively dry): www.orchidscanada.com/Spanish%20Moss%20close-up.JPG Here's live T. usneoides that looks like it's been recently watered: i0.wp.com/thehypertufagardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Tiny-Leaves-of-Spanish-Moss-TheHypertufaGardener.jpg

[@TheWindGinProject]

David Laughlin Thanks for the very detailed answer. I needed the photos. My moss no longer shows any green after soaking so I can stop watering now. Do you happen to find a specific type more adaptable for an indoor environment with low light?

[@poguemahone1031]

The Spanish moss I have came from two sources - one small clump was acquired from live Spanish moss that was used as a topdressing on a planter basket during a relative's funeral, and the other two clumps I have came from live Spanish moss used as packing material for a Tolumnia sylvestris orchid I ordered from Ebay (Ebay is a good place to get live Spanish moss from people in Florida who rake it up after storms and sell it). I normally try to grow mine in a partly sunny spot outdoors over the growing season, and over the winter, it seems to do alright with indirect exposure somewhat near some fluorescent fixtures I have over other plants while overwintering indoors, so it should be okay hung near a somewhat sunny window (it's not too picky). I normally water/fertilize my plants (as needed) on Wednesdays and Sundays (watering on Wednesdays and Sundays, with fertilization twice a month on the first Sunday that falls on or after the 1st and 15th of each month; fertilizer is 20-20-20 Miracle-Gro, small end of scoop, or 1/2 tsp., per gallon), and with the Spanish moss, I soak it about 10-15 minutes on Wednesdays and spray it down with water or fertilizer solution (depending on date) on Sundays. It seems to do fairly well. I had clumps of it tied with fishing line into 2" net pots with small plastic-coated wire hooks attached, and it grew really well, but I recently took some gutter guard (plastic mesh available at home improvement stores), put clumps of loose coconut fiber (acquired off Ebay) in rectangular sections of it, used cable ties to fasten the gutter guard around the coconut fiber and make cylinders somewhere around 1.5" diameter and about 6" long with plastic-coated wire hooks attached (plastic-coated wire used for plant support for tomatoes and the like, from Lowe's), put clumps of Spanish moss on the front of them (oriented downwards, as it naturally grows), then wrapped fishing line around it and tied it off to hold it in place. I'm hoping it may form adventitious roots to grow into the coconut fiber (I once had a small amount tied to a stick with a mounted orchid, and the Spanish moss actually formed some small roots that adhered to the stick), and I figured upper portions of the clumps would be able to send out growth between the fishing line if it had the mind to. I've heard it doesn't respond well in contact with metal, which is why I stick to plastic, plastic-coated wire, or organic-type substrates (I have some growing fairly well as a topdressing on a Cattleya potted in Orchiata). Main things are to keep it aerated, mist or soak at least once or twice a week, orient it so it's growing downwards, and keep in at least a somewhat bright location (does okay with indirect or partial sun, doesn't need huge amounts of light).

[@TheWindGinProject]

Thanks! I think after reading your method; I will wait until I have better lighting. Do you happen to know of any plant that does well indoors with low light that gets like 4 to 6 feet long. I have a small planter hanging from the ceiling that the dead Spanish moss is in and I would like to replace it.

[@poguemahone1031]

You're very welcome. Some of the Selaginellas might work (you could probably mist occasionally to keep hydrated, since they like somewhat higher relative humidity) - from a brief search I did, species like S. willdenowii and S. uncinata appear to be good for hanging baskets. Here's a page with a pic of S. uncinata in a hanging basket: davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=1036655 Another possibility could be Callisia repens (bridal veil, creeping inchplant): davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2566/

[@hisdukeness3037]

Just wondering, Can you transplant nepenthes into the pot with moss already established?

[@kenjiro2676]

HisDukeNess just do a complete repot and add one or two inches of live sphagnum on top.

[@hanhtay2924]

How's ur paphiopedilum orchids? Can u do update on ur paphs plz?

[@Lubestand]

Thanks Brad :)

[@TDMoorethanjustORCHIDS]

This video was right on time for me...just this weekend i bought a little container of live sphagnum moss who told me it needed pure water..R/O or rain water..i only use tap and have been resisting getting too technical with doing the RO thing...just wondered if you used R/O...starting to believe you do now but you didn't mention it...just would like to get this moss to take and start...be nice to add bits of it to my pots in time. Just wondered. a

[@tanchewleong2078]

Do u have mosquitoes breeding problems?

[@calvinpederson5665]

How does that palm tree survive in the winter

[@bunnyfluffyfluffs]

my sphagnum moss for my sundew turned green. is this bad for the sundew?

[@vivimannequin]

I heard sphagnum will make the ph too low for nepenthes. How should I keep ph neutral if I use it with nepenthes?

[@Meskarune]

You can mix in orchid bark.

[@shuhaibwalahi5377]

I will

[@GeeaRCee]

How do you prevent algae?

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

Hello I am in search of live New Zealand sphagnum moss or Chile sphagnum moss. Do you have either of these or have access to any?

[@Mr-dk1dh]

Good vid bro

[@StephenTurnerVlogs]

Could I grow it from a bag of moss that I buy? Even dried? Do I have to have a grow light?

[@vvvkk]

You can try the dried moss, but your best bet is to buy some because only very very few people claimed their dry moss turned back to live

[@jenaicollins8997]

So are you growing the moss along with picture plants or is it all the same thing? Does that make sense? How do you start planting the moss? Does it start from seed?

[@chalseywilder937]

Can i cut the white part off?

[@Expeditionwildside]

Is the water in your greenhouse chlorinated?

[@robertcuff5704]

I remember him saying in a past video a few years back that his water quality is super good, as the water in that area is mostly collected rainwater, idk if he said if it was chlorinated or not, but i would bet it is not.

[@BradsGreenhouse]

Robby Cuff good memory, no my water has nothing in it. TDS is 20-25 ppm. I'm lucky :)

[@robertcuff5704]

Brads Greenhouse & Gardening ya i'm not so lucky here, my tap water is always around 400ppm. so i'm still using grocery store water machines and rain water when i can. :/

[@FusionDeveloper]

I ordered a TDS PPM meter because you made it sound like a MUST HAVE tool for me (from a previous video). Why bother making guesses, when you can know for sure. I will soon know what my tap water is, and test it on 2 different filters and test other waters I am wondering about and do some experiments with mixing water sources and see how it effects TDS PPM.

[@plantsbirdsandnature8783]

hope you get better :-)

[@yorikvatral929]

How long lights on ?

[@randomthings92497]

My moss doesnt grow tall, they just turn green and never grow in lenght or height :(

[@technod0077]

you should go to California carnivores or their online site

[@celtgunn9775]

I prefer the moss planted like this, vs the snipping it and setting it on the media.

[@kody_dryden-conway]

do you ship to the US

[@BradsGreenhouse]

no sorry, I can't

[@kody_dryden-conway]

Okay I figured but I thought I would ask

[@nonoli6319]

Is that a pitcher plant? 2:57

[@hi-im-omar8138]

Yes, there are many pitcher plants 😀

[@stektirade]

how do you plant all that moss like that and grow it upwards?

[@vivimannequin]

Swag numb moss

[@b33fmanBlack]

Sponsored by Halls

[@shuhaibwalahi5377]

First

[@emorymyparentsnevergavemea5882]

Amazing. Put that on your resume.

[@technod0077]

you should go to California carnivores. They have all sorts of plants that they breeded on there own

[@shuhaibwalahi5377]

XXTHUNDER_DXRXX I don't live in California I live in Fremont

[@tadpoleuk]

You move your camera to fast. Make me sea sick :)

[@s.a.shinobi]

SPAGNUM !! Not sfagnum