Hey y’all, I’ve got an ID request regarding the Sphagnum I’m growing, as well as some tips maybe?
The ID would be helpful, since I found out that different species need different conditions, especially regarding nutrient level and moisture.
I got a big handful from a hobbyist nearby, but sadly, he doesn’t know what kind it is either. I’ve been growing it now for half a year, but I’m still struggling a bit.
I have split it up into a few separate pots. Theoretically, they are all in similar conditons, with the only difference being the location (outdoor vs indoor under a growlight).
Still, some look worse than others. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, but a few look healthy, while a few others have bleached or turned into mush. They all also don’t grow nearly as fast as I would like it.
Conditions:
- Bright light, often direct sun, but they never get hot or anything
- I fertilized some at the beginning to test how they react, but I don’t do that anymore, since a few got nutrient burn and algae.
- They get flushed very regularly, either by rain or flooding.
- I cut off the heads regularly to propagate them and promote bushier growth.
- Most of them grow on LECA. The water level is usually almost at the top, and the moss is sitting on top. Always moist, sometimes soggy, sometimes a little dryer. I also have a few control samples on peat, but they don’t look that much better.
Pictures:
Indoor, recovering from nutrient burn (including Drosera):
Healthiest sample, indoor:
Indoor, peat vs LECA:
The LECA container (indoor):
Dryest conditons, outdoor. Container has a crack at the bottom, so the rain never pools up:
Outdoor, regularly gets flooded for a few days when it rains:
ID
- How did you identify it? What features to look out for?
- What conditions are favourable, which not?
- How fast is the growth rate supposed to be? Am I just being inpatient?
- Do you need any more information?