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Originally Posted by Ross
Adam, I think the mosses we are talking about are pH independent - ie. I doubt basic/acid is the thing that assures growth. I think high moisture levels, steady diets of fertilizer (weak is fine) and proper lighting are the key ingredients. I can tell you for sure the moss on my mounts just shows up by itself and if I spray Physan on the mounts to control algae or something else, then the moss turns yellow then brown till the next batch shows up. I have one mount totally covered in this moss and it's a beaut. The mosses you refer to over limestone are not the same moss shown in your photo. I'm not a geek on moss names, but I understand this one is related to aquatic mosses.
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Ok...I've done my moss reading for the evening
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A couple of things about mosses: 1)they are rootless--they have a vegetative structure to help hold them in place, but they take no nourishment through this "root"--all food comes through pores in the "leaves" via the air/water that falls on them; because they do not depend on roots for nutrient uptake, they are adapted to grow on pretty much anything--rocks, trees, shingles, etc. 2)mosses in general prefer acid conditions, with high humidity and low levels of light. Don't want moss? Up the light, adjust the pH and dry them out.
I think that the moss you have on your mounts is probably the same stuff that I have on my lepanthes mounts, I believe it is some form of Vesicularia (related to Java Moss of aquarium keeping), which is in the clubmoss family. The stuff that is growing in with my potted Masdies is not the same stuff, but rather one of the simpler mosses... the fruit structure does not look the same.
Oh well, moss, love it or hate it (I love the stuff here...)
Adam
I don't either Tindo. I can't stop it from growing.
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