live sphagnum moss

[ronaldhanko]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

I like moss and try to get some growing in my pots but when it doesn't get enough water or what ever it needs ,it gets smelly real fast..I do like the ball moss and spanish moss in the trees but when it gets wet it smells foul too...dont know how to keep it alive for more than a few weeks at a time

Ball moss and Spanish moss are not mosses but Bromeliads (relatives of the Pineapple plant) and do not work well for growing orchids. Sphagnum, live or dried is the moss that many growers use. I find, however, that I do much better with sphagnum when it is loosely packed and not tightly packed in whatever pots are being used.