Recently bought Sphagnum Moss

[marvin1997]

Hi guys,I just bought a pack of SM.Not sure if it is the kind we use so I bought a small one.See the pic.It says its New Zealand's Sphagnum critatum and Sphagnum subnitens.

And I tried to propagate them.tell me if i'm doing the wrong way.

Is the mother plant all right?It kind of droopy.Root shock?

[kentosaurs]

Hi Marvin..

I saw that pack in desa park city......Its 27.90 right if i'm not mistaken? Anyways i've got no % to buy those high quality ones hahah

Ken

[TS]

Hi Marvin, yes, that's the high quality sphagnum moss from NZ.
You've just repotted the mother plant? It looked fine to me. Your water level is too high, just half an inch will do. Let it dry before you refill again.

[Zakhren]

That is the high quality one but it's insanely expensive haha. At Camerons they sell quite big bags for RM6~ I don't know if there's a difference but my plants can't seem to tell.

[marvin1997]

I bought them for RM15.50.I saw sphagum peat moss but its too big for a little grower like me.

[TS]

The sphagnum moss from Cameron (you may also find it in "Jxxxx" Hypermarket) is from China, it's not as good, and it decomposes quite fast.

[funkychips]

I think rm15.50 is ok. Did you buy it at Ace Hardware Marvin? I think I would want to get 1 pack too for keeps. I recall buying some loose bags from Fauzi awhile back. I don't know what species of Sphagnum that is but it's definitely HQ sphagnum. The white ones like TS mention tend to have bad odour and become slimy and soggy to the touch after a few weeks.