Growing sphagnum.

From: Ermine! (ermine@netscape.com)
Date: Thu Nov 13 1997 - 23:25:47 PST


Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 23:25:47 -0800
From: "Ermine!" <ermine@netscape.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg4336$foo@default>
Subject: Growing sphagnum.


> From: "Rupert G. Goldie" <epartg@epa.ericsson.se>
> Matt Ouimette wrote:
> >
> > I have ONE terrarium with plants just now, and one or two of them
> have a
> > little live sphagnum in the pots. How would I grow more?

> I put sphagnum in the bottom of my terrarium before putting the pots
> in.
> I have to harvest the moss reasonably regularly to stop it taking
> over.
> So just put it in the bottom of the terrarium or in a pot by itself.

My terrarium has an inch or so of water in it, though. Isn't that too
deep for the sphagnum? I'll try and keep some growing in a pot, then.
I guess I need another terrarium! ;)

Actually, I do already, as soon as I spring hits...



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