Re: theory behind shagnum moss
I'll start it off.... It depends on what species of CP we are talking about. VFTs, Sarracenias, etc. (most N. American CP, but not all) are "bog plants" meaning they live in bogs where sphagnum moss lives, the dead sphagnum moss becomes Peat and that is where they grow.
However I know of a lot of CPers that have tried using other medium, for example cocopeat to plant their Sarracenias, and they thrive. On the other hand, most of our Nepenthes are in Cocopeat (at least here in the Philippines).
Peat moss, sphagnum moss are a bit difficult to get, a bit expensive and some even don't like them because they are a "limited resource" mined from peat bogs (dead sphagnum takes a long time to turn into peat).
I hope others will chime in to correct or confirm the above.
TTFN
Arvin
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