Gosh, that sphag is the proof that I need to listen to Paul much more than I do. Nicest grown Neps I've seen ever...
Gosh, ya think maybe, just
maybe I know what I'm doing?
LOL
How does he keep it wet if it is hanging like 8" over the side of the pot?
By keeping it moist, of course! Seriously, it's about maintaing ideal humidity during the daylight hours, plus a generous misting of the moss a couple times a day. Nothing more to it than that. I take my greenhouse
very seriously (seriously FUN, of course), and so I have engineered an environment that is as close to ideal as I can accomplish. If you do things half way, you will likely get half way results. I'm not interested in half way.
Glad you like the
Sphagnum. It is a mix of plants, no idea what species. (Don't know, don't care: as someone pointed out, there are well over 100 species, and identification in cultivation requires skill and intimate knowledge of the genus, so why try?) Most of it came from Hortus Botanicus (what the heck happened to Robert??) as packing moss accompanying purchased plants, and some from Jeremiah, and some came from spontaneous colonies that generated from chopped, dried moss used for
Nepenthes seed germination cultures. The stuff from HB grows very red at times of the year (some pots are a mix of bright green and dark red right now, and yet are all the same plant!) but mainly stays green or green-brown. Getting
Sphagnum to consistently grow red likely requires serious witchcraft, the likes of which few of us can summon.
@Sundrew: re
better beards. Agreed. And DJ has told me the next time we meet, she will wear a prosthetic chin wig, to feel more in sync with the group. I can tell you, that is something I am looking forward to!
@mass: I am pleasantly surprised by my
Cephaloti (plural?), since this is my first experience growing the genus, and I expected more trouble than I got. Mind you, until I have gone another four or five years, I don't consider myself genuinely successful with them: still just "an accomplished novice".
@Brie: another time, another time. It will only get better!