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Post by ng on Aug 1, 2014 21:39:53 GMT -5
This post has a more exiting title than It's content. I've just started three moss pots. Here they are. Good talk S.rubellum is the first pic. S.papillosum are the last two. (Im pretty sure. H20 donated one the other is urban bog's stock , it looks a lot different.) Have a goodun all. Ill post grow updates. It May be a while lul.
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Post by Dennis Z on Aug 1, 2014 21:45:07 GMT -5
Nice moss, I could never grow moss from dried moss before algae took over.
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Post by ng on Aug 1, 2014 21:51:47 GMT -5
Thanks d! They juusst started, at least I had the live cultures to start with.
Btw your ping leaves this weekend. Sorry for the delays :-D super busy time of year for me.
Nol
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Post by Dennis Z on Aug 1, 2014 22:23:22 GMT -5
How much light are you growing the moss under? I found that my moss that grows in the VFT pots outside looks very different from the ones under my grow lights, even though they are the same species. No rush for the ping, the pings I bought from Shoggoth has kept me intrigued everyday lol.
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Post by ng on Aug 1, 2014 22:30:27 GMT -5
Hah.. nice. Ive got it in a pretty shady spot.
I just chopped dead lfs made a layer and packed er down. Also chopped up the live samples collected and spread them all over the tops. Just keeping them well soaked until they grow in, ill sun bath them after they can stay hydrated.
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Post by canuk1w1 on Aug 2, 2014 7:06:55 GMT -5
Plenty of light and high humidity is the trick. Chopped LFS can overtake 'dew seedlings in about 2-3 months in a humidity tray with a dome. I'm actually having better germination from dry LFS than the fresh stuff I bought from HB. The fresh stuff is starting to take off in pots where I have strong lights or southern exposure. The live stuff grows in lower humidity (i.e. outside a dome) but it needs to be flooded regularly and kept moist - great in 'dew pots. It needs high light as well. In low light/high humidity it doesn't grow well and if there's limited or poor air circulation fungus can set in. I don't have issues with algae, but I admit I am a compulsive rinser...
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Post by ng on Aug 2, 2014 10:03:29 GMT -5
I wonder if you have ever considered 'steamin the peat'
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Post by canuk1w1 on Aug 2, 2014 17:11:32 GMT -5
Never seriously considered it. For me the cons of steaming outweigh any potential benefits as I'm not out to sterilize the media. But then most other people don't rinse their media, so... It probably isn't necessary now that I use bulk peat and not the small bags since the bulk product doesn't have fertilizer.
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Post by ng on Aug 2, 2014 17:24:49 GMT -5
Hook, line, sinker...
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Post by shoggoths on Aug 2, 2014 19:09:46 GMT -5
For hard seeds, I rinse and steam my peat but it is tedious so ... only when I know germination time is long.
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Post by lloyd on Aug 2, 2014 21:23:10 GMT -5
"Steam & rinse"
I should move this to the "hair-styling" techniques thread.
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Post by ng on Aug 2, 2014 21:58:08 GMT -5
Rofl
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