😍 Grow Live Sphagnum Inside A House 🌿 No Need For A Greenhouse Or A Growth Chamber For That.

How to grow live sphagnum?
Well, you can easily grow it inside your house, without greenhouse or growth chamber.
Live sphagnum can be finicky… I tried to grow it many times and it took me a while to understand why my live sphagnum was dying or at least not growing.
But keep in mind that there is more than one way to grow it so don’t hesitate to share how you grow your live sphagnum in the comments below!
How To Grow Live Sphagnum Inside A House - 0:00
2:07 - The first way to grow sphagnum
2:55 - The second way to grow sphagnum
3:58 - How to propagate live sphagnum
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Happy growing everyone!
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[@danzapanta3799]

Thank you for this video, I learned a lot! I have been struggling to grow live sphagnum moss for ages!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Let me know if it work for you too ;)

[@pushpapatil5778]

1Q

[@REAGAN_1980]

Wonderful video!

[@thirdworldmage4424]

top video thank you

[@aniskalick5607]

Thanks for the info God bless you

[@marjorielewis645]

All your videos are very helpful. Thank you.

[@wrath3470]

awesome video, thank you! subscribed.

[@youdabuddha7468]

very helpful - I subscribed

[@andrewwinoto2421]

thanks so much!

[@predilection]

Thank you for this video, I will try this technique

[@fayprivate7975]

Thank you, Monsieur. I will definitely try to grow my own moss.

[@raisinmydog]

good advice

[@1beastcat438]

This is really informational, thanks a lot!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

You're very welcome! And thanks for the nice comment :)

[@tic857]

Thank you, thank you. I wanted to grow for some pre bonsai, terrariums and some other propagation projects.

[@franss77]

Genial

[@annepowell756]

This is so helpful and interesting. Sphagnum really does enhance these plants and its worth the effort when you have a lovely collection like yours. Thankyou so much.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Yes live sphagnum does bring something :) And on windowsill, no risk the sphagnum overgrow the plant.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

How To Grow Live Sphagnum Inside A House - 0:00​ 2:07​ - The first way to grow sphagnum 2:55​ - The second way to grow sphagnum 3:58​ - How to propagate live sphagnum

[@somedude7040]

I think this is one of the most important videos for CP growers out there. Peat moss and life sphagnum moss are NOT collected responsibly by industry; growing your own moss is the way to go. THANKS!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks for this nice comment 👍 😊

[@henrymoore9739]

nice video! I have some sphagnum growing in a terrarium by the windowsill. Gonna try to expand my grow area for it over the summer since it's a great replacement for peat, which is a nonrenewable resource :)

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Sounds great! Just take care of the sun as temperature can quickly build up in the terrarium (if it is a closed terrarium)

[@henrymoore9739]

@@WindowsillNepenthes open terrarium, but sometimes they get a lil crispy if I forget to mist

[@nilsreiter3596]

Well i will Try this one allso i will place my plants like you did in there. Bit i will take less sphagnum to See How Long it’s Takes to fill everything think you for this Video 👌🏽

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Humide and bright, that's the secret ;)

[@syrway6561]

Very helpful video.Thank you, Rémy! Could you share a link to your ebay store please?

[@3232groundhog]

Really useful info! Cheers et merci, de l’Ecosse. Desolee pour ma Francais /Franglaise (Frecossais?), qui tres mal. 😅

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Haha you're welcome. :)

[@AlainCh2.]

I use 2cm of clay balls at the bottom and put sphagnum on top. Not sure why, but that works pretty well. I discovered that even if by mistake you put too much water, and it should drown the sphagnum, the LECA floating capability keeps it at the right level.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Did you try leaving the LECA in 0 ppm water for a week and then test the water? Is it leaking minerals or not? I think Sphagnum im less sensitive to minerals than Nepenthes.

[@AlainCh2.]

@@WindowsillNepenthes Ok, trying to make it short here. a)Wash twice with tap water - b)one more with 0PPM. c)Let in water for one week/change water over 50PPM - d)After 2-3weeks it stops leaking hard, and falls down under 20-25PPM per week - till it becomes less than 30ppm per month ( I prepare that balls seldom and only Bottom pot for CP like Sarracenia - I used also for a Nep, short of material and of a better solution ) For Sphag I stop at c) 1/2days... Sphag doesn't really care for what I saw > I have treated a germinating plate with tap water 200PPM because I forgot to rewash 🤭 >I drained it two days later, just in case, but it seems it didn't mind it at all!

[@AlainCh2.]

What I got is normal agricultural Expanded Clay, not High quality one, I know. They told me from Germany, Seramis is waaay better and nearly not leaking.

[@PolAdd22]

​@@WindowsillNepenthesİ have grown sphagnum with regular high calcium alkaline tap water and it grows. İ think it's tolerant of minerals in water to some extent but you sould be careful because the water it holds propably has still minerals that the moss didn't use so you can't use this moss with carnivorous plants unless you wash it with distilled water to remove them.

[@stossbloszka1414]

Nice video Remi, I wonder what is the best species of Sphagnum to grow indoor. Very few informations available on this precise topic... Keep going 👌🏻

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I must to admit, I don't know the sphagnum species... the green grow faster than the red, I have 2 kind of green and the thin one is the fastest... but I don't know the names...

[@stossbloszka1414]

@@WindowsillNepenthes moss world is also a specialist topic 😅 Happy growing Remi. Seb. Indre-et-Loire

[@tineldr8680]

insightful video, thank you! could you share, wheather the moss is getting attached to the window netscreen? Asking, because I am looking for a way to grow moss on something that can then be placed vertically, but not simply a wall

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

The sphagnum moss grow through the window screen but don't attach to it. ;) but once blocked in the screen, you can fix it where or how you want.

[@plant-a-holic]

Just found you! I appreciate the video. Could you please explain exactly how you use it with your nepanthese? do you just top dress it if you could give me more details and directions it would be awesome! Thanks in advance😊

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Hi 😊 Yes I use sphagnum moss for top dressing on my windowsill. In the tents it's more everywhere there's an empty space ;) You have to keep it really humid or spray twice a day.

[@markcoutts1796]

Was the drosera 'D. Andromeda'? I have an andromeda but the leaves on your one look much bigger than on mine.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Yes, it was D. Andromeda. Is your plant adult (flowering)? If yes, then maybe consider reducing the light. I'm not a drosera expert but this species can be sensitive to light.

[@meredithwilson6136]

Hi, thank you for the video! So helpful. In your experience, is it possible to recover sphagnum that has turned white? I had some in a mason jar on the window sill and it is losing colour. I moved it out of direct light, and I am going to transfer it to a tray as you suggest. Do you think the tray method would work with a lid, as an alternative to misting several times a day? Do you add any growing medium to the tray before laying down the moss? It looks like you have perlite or something similar in the video. Thanks a bunch!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Yes, I put a lid on my sphagnum trays. 😃 And yes, it should recover if it was white for to long. I don't put any substrate under my sphagnum by the way.

[@ilikeplants7781]

Just on time! Got some live spagmoss a few hours ago.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I hope this video will help ;)

[@ilikeplants7781]

@@WindowsillNepenthes question, how fast do they typically grow?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@ilikeplants7781You should see some "heads" start to rise after 1 month

[@ilikeplants7781]

@@WindowsillNepenthes Ohh pretty quick. Thanks!

[@lakminsiriwardena197]

hi.. are red leaves bad.?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

What leaves? The Sphagnum? Nepenthes?

[@valquirsouza1329]

I've watched your video on cococoir and one of mine is in pure coco coir (no perlite ) for nearly a year, I bought it that way. It is making a pitcher right now that is not open yet. Should I wait until it is fully formed, or should I take advantage of the growing season to repot?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

There is not really a growing season for nepenthes but I would wait to see the pitcher before repotting. Then as soon as another one will come: repot ;)

[@CC-vg4ep]

Once your live sphagnum moss propagations are established in the pots alongside the nepenthes, do you continue spraying multiple times a day? Have you ever tried to revive dried sphagnum moss? Thanks for the video, I hope to grow live sphagnum moss once I get my hands on some!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Usually once topping the pots, I have to continue to spray them once a day as it is dryer on a windowsill. But in a greenhouse/terrarium-like environment, it should be fine with spraying every 2-3 days I think. And for me, I never revived dead sphagnum... I guess it depends of where the sphagnum come from and how old is it.

[@PolAdd22]

İ have successfully revived dried sphagnum moss from commercial compressed dried moss (since i can't find fresh sphagnum in my country). But i think it depends on the brand..it needs to not be heat treated. The revival was sporadic (since it's being propably dried for years) but enough so you can cut it and multiply it to make a dense culture

[@Aniallationfulable]

What kind of light are you using in your grow tray and how far is it away?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

The light is a full spectrum and it's at 13 inches from the sphagnum running 12h a day.

[@skadi6750]

I aint even a carnivorous plant grower. I have just two of them. I just thought this would be an incredibly POG way to do aroid propagation:-D In a live moss tray:-D Lets go:-D

[@uki117]

any temperature recommendations? should I put it in a bigger sealed container?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Not really sealed, the vents are open. And for temperature, less than 26°c (79°F) work best.

[@uki117]

@@WindowsillNepenthes you are the best!

[@dr_shocktopus]

Some of the dry sphagnum moss I potted my first nep in is returning to a green color after a couple months under lights. Could I propagate this eventually or is it not "alive"?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

It never happen to me, but if it's really sphagnum for sure you can! Just make sure it's not some other random moss growing on the top of dead sphagnum (like star moss). ;)

[@mercurydude]

Dry stuff is always dead due to heat treatment, but sometimes there are spores in it that survive and can grow as live sphagnum, but it is also possible that your sphagnum is turning green due to algae growth.

[@dr_shocktopus]

@@mercurydude You're right. It was algae.

[@mangosnap1213]

@@dr_shocktopus mine is doing it too on all 3 of my carnivorous plants in the same water dish is it harmful or ok? Thanks

[@delatroy]

Many thanks whats the best way to propagate the most volume?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

For volume, the mini greenhouse + additional full spectrum light is the best. As soon as the sphagnum in thicker than 1 inch, you cut the top and lay it down on the window screen. It's not fast, but with 1 'mother tray' you should be able to do 2-3 trays a year with no problem ;)

[@delatroy]

@@WindowsillNepenthes thanks

[@knikky4]

Does the moss you trimmed continue to grow?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Sure put it on a moist surface with good light and it grows. That's how you duplicate sphagnum 😃

[@richardshelby-dunn5826]

Do you have a channel in french?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Sadly no. That would be twice more work and I'm already working hard to maintain 1 video per week.

[@randomthings92497]

Thank you!! Mine grows woodsy though :(

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Can you tell me more? Define "woodsy".

[@randomthings92497]

Like yours is green and soft. Imagine mine like trees. Like the sphagnum is green but middle is hard and brown like twigs

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@randomthings92497Could be that you have not enough humidity and/or too much light?

[@randomthings92497]

@@WindowsillNepenthes hmm, nope. Definitely not light becuase it is covered in plastic so it is humid too. I really dont know why the centers of mine are turning hard 😳

[@randomthings92497]

Btw, i am not into nepenthes because pitcher plants are endemic in my country. You could get impprisoned for keeping ones without permit so i only keep sundews and vft but i really enjoy your content :) you reply fast and your videos are short but filled with so much information

[@IMHobby121]

Is there any specific kind of Live Sphagnum Moss I need to buy? Thanks and God Bless!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

No, any kind really. ;)

[@IMHobby121]

@@WindowsillNepenthes Thank you and God Bless!

[@tunaysemercioglu3707]

How long does it take to grow from start to harvest?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

When I cut a head I can use the sphagnum 2-3 month after on pots top dressing. ;)

[@momepenni]

I hear some grow it from the dry moss that comes in packages.??? Now I have lots of windows, no grow lights. Now Orchid do not go in direct sun. Does moss need direct sun to grow and die in pots in house???? I live in Mexico, I do not have access to live sphagnum moss. I can’t buy from you. Customs would not allow it. And if it did get through, it would be 6 weeks.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I have heard that dried sphagnum moss has come back to life, but I have never seen proof of it and it has never happened to me... For the sphagnum in Mexico, I have to idea, sorry.

[@leobolander3124]

What is that tray called and where can you buy? I just got some live sphagnum of etsy so i really want the best experience growing it. Thanks!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

You can find them in hydroponics stores, they can be called trays or seed trays, take the humidity dome that comes with them.

[@brycerush98]

Does the live sphagnum help the plants or does it just look nicer?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Not really useful. It will just reminds me that the humidity is too low by turning white/dry. I use it mainly because it's nice and prevent me forgetting to water my pots ;)

[@Gbiobibibbhoe]

@@WindowsillNepenthes so other than that there’s no difference between live and dead spagnum moss?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@Gbiobibibbhoe yes, no difference except the look and the fact live sphagnum shows you it's thirsty.

[@MrWsongwoe]

Hi Remi, may i know the recommended humidity , temp and light requirements to take care of live spaghnum moss. I am planning to take care of it under my basement here in canada. My temp here is at 22 degrees. I want to propagate them too. Great content. Thanks

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

For me it's 14h of light, 22-18°c, rainwater, under a dome like on the video.

[@williamong4911]

@@WindowsillNepenthes can i use distilled water? How much lux value should it have? Also if there are pest inside the live spaghnum moss how do you get rid of them? Thank you Remi.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@williamong4911 Distilled water would works but add a little something to help it grow faster. For the pests the only one I have are fungus gnats. And predatory mites or nematodes would help but you can only manage them... they will come back.

[@williamong4911]

Hi Remy, i got a live spaghnum moss and i tried using your technique its growing good. I am planning to propagate them by transferring to a bigger trays. Currently, using a tupperware with a holes on top of the cover. New small heads are coming out. How many inches should i cut them from the head? If i cut the head will the bottom part of it will still grow new shoots? Currently, in a small rectangular tupperware and one small circle tupperware. I might leave the other one on the same area which is in the dinning then transfer the other at my basement and use another rectangular tupperware with the same lux it gets. Thanks

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@williamong4911 Usually I cut 1/2 inch. And yes, the headless sphagnum will stay alive and regrow 🧟

[@owo6430]

thanks a lot! i have some questions tho, do you water with distilled/rain water or just tap water? and if i grow it indoors do i have to change anything during the winter? like dormancy or colder temperature or something..?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I use rain water and no dormancy or temperature changes ;)

[@owo6430]

@@WindowsillNepenthes thank you!! i’m also wondering, how do you keep sphagnum and nepenthes together? don’t nepenthes need a lot of sunlight? i tried adding some sphagnum to my venus flytrap under UV light, and the sphagnum didnt even last a day. just instantly turned white..

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@owo6430 I use grow light on the basement but the sphagnum on the windowsill gets less light but is still good. I believe Nepenthes don't want as much light as Dionaea. Maybe your light is too intense?

[@owo6430]

@@WindowsillNepenthes ah i see, thank you :)

[@melaniee8781]

I had posted a link to a video on tiktok with some lush moss and I wanted to ask what it is but I think it was flagged as spam 😅 right now I'm sad my drosera capensis and drocera spatula (just got from etsy) doing bad, first slow growing from windowsill, I thought not enough sun 😢 and I put them outside with my venus fly traps and I think they were attacked by thrips or mites or both, with leaves not developing correctly 😢. So I brought them back inside after I sprayed with insecticide and they are not looking good. I will try to post video again.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Really sorry for you. I can't really help with drosera, didn't have experience. And yes videos and links are blocked.

[@randomthings92497]

Hi sir, sorry it is me again. I have managed to keep moss alive this time. My problem sir is when i use it in my plants, they grow algae. I dont really know what i am doing wrong anymore since i read that too much water makes it grow algae but i use little water only in my trays

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

What about the humidity and most important the 'air flow' (or ventilation)? If there is a lack of air circulation (the box is closed with no holes), then yes the algae can come. Try to clean the sphagnum from most algae (in rainwater) and put it in bright and warm place (no direct sun on the box) and make sure you have holes on the top of the box, or maybe the lid isn't totally closed. Let me know how it work in 2 months

[@randomthings92497]

Hmm i leave my trays open and spray a lot. I live in the philippines, naturally humid here. I guess it is air flow and heat. Thank you sir :) love your content

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@randomthings92497 try to spray less if it's already humid ;)

[@r.perkins2103]

Nice moustache.

[@r.perkins2103]

Nutrients !!!! Try Fogponics with small quantity of nutrients. Real peat bogs have floating moss on water - they get the nutrients from the water below full of dead and decaying plant and animal matter (the water is full of bacteria). The plants capture insects, but are themselves overtaken by the moss - so the moss gets the nutrients eventually, and the decaying moss provides habitat for new plants to root in. It's symbiosis, so don't grow it in isolation - you need the combination of plants.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks for that!

[@JohnDoe-xq8sk]

Okay so does blueberries stain or dye sphagnum moss red? Or is that normal for it to be beautiful red? I'm just learning about sphagnum but I've litterly been fishing on top of it my whole life.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Moss sphagnum moss species are green but some others are yellow or red. It's all natural and related to the species and light. ;)

[@JohnDoe-xq8sk]

@@WindowsillNepenthes okay cuz this is a huge sphagnum bog covered with blueberries, it is brilliant red in patches and then green and yes yellow and brown dead but the red in spots on some lakes just goes around the whole thing. I really love walking on the bogs while trout fishing for brook trout. It's like walking on a bouncy sponge.

[@rifattarkyararbas4058]

Does it need fertilizer (even low amount)?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Not really. I use train water so there is a little bit of nutriments on it (from the roof). But when I spray my plants with diluted orchid fertilizer, the sphagnum get some too so that helps.

[@rifattarkyararbas4058]

@@WindowsillNepenthes Thank you very much for your reply.

[@erich9779]

Do you fertizer it?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Not regularly but I do spray them with fertilizer from time to time (when I remember!)

[@administratoradmin6304]

Wait is the water distilled water or water with nutrients, if it’s with nutrients will it kill my nepenthes?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

It's rainwater but once a week it's distilled water with orchid fertilizer (diluted at 150ppm).

[@administratoradmin6304]

Ah thanks!

[@alexisdiaz2875]

Is watering the only thing you do?Don't u fertilize It?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

From time to time I'll spray some orchid fertilizer, but just because it's close to my Nepenthes ;)

[@alexisdiaz2875]

@@WindowsillNepenthes Especifically for the sphagnum is it necesary or helpfull the fertilizer? Am growing mine only with water Should i fertilize It?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@alexisdiaz2875 You don't have to, but it will help. Actually, sphagnum moss can take a more fertilizer than carnivorous plants.

[@Sigourney1989]

Hi do you ship to UK? What's your ebay name ? Great video !

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks! Sadly, no living plants enter our exit Canada's border. But there is a lot of growers in Europe ;)

[@cynthiatalaguit1749]

the screen you use is plastic or made of iron

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

It's the classic plastic window screen. ;)

[@dasmarxist3327]

By any chance are you French?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

C'est exact ;) Je suppose que c'est mon accent qui m'a trahit? 😆

[@whited5009]

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