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I was reading how good this moss is to grow with orchids so I decided to buy some at lowes and use it as a media. So far so good I have put the moss as a media for my little Beallara Orchid and it is doing fine its been about 2.5 weeks now. I also used this for my anthurium mixed with orchid mix.
Anyways I decided to see if I can bring some of this moss back to life. I heard it takes weeks and that tap water will kill the spores. 18 days go I put some in a jar with a sandwhich bag on top ( could not find lid for jar ) and left it by my lights. I looked at the jar today and see something sprouting. I used plain tap water nothing special at all. I wet the dead moss and that was about it. 2 days ago I mist the moss ( I didn't really look in the jar ) to see sprouts because I was thinking this will take four weeks or longer. I think whatever is sprouting sprouted before the 18 day mark. I just got some vanda orchids in the mail and one had some moss on the fir bark so I tossed that in the jar as well.
I am using T5 lights and literally the jar is about 2 inches from light for the first 18 days. I barely moved it away from the light 2 days go.
Here are some pics
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Anyways I decided to see if I can bring some of this moss back to life. I heard it takes weeks and that tap water will kill the spores. 18 days go I put some in a jar with a sandwhich bag on top ( could not find lid for jar ) and left it by my lights. I looked at the jar today and see something sprouting. I used plain tap water nothing special at all. I wet the dead moss and that was about it. 2 days ago I mist the moss ( I didn't really look in the jar ) to see sprouts because I was thinking this will take four weeks or longer. I think whatever is sprouting sprouted before the 18 day mark. I just got some vanda orchids in the mail and one had some moss on the fir bark so I tossed that in the jar as well.
I am using T5 lights and literally the jar is about 2 inches from light for the first 18 days. I barely moved it away from the light 2 days go.
Here are some pics




top view
