How to water traditional style.

[gmaculata]

Originally Posted by TheEndPhase

I've found pre-wetting sphagnum before you water makes it more receptive to, well, water. If you allow the moss to become dry, starting to become crunchy on the outside, and you find it doesn't readily absorb water so that a lot of the first part of your watering attempt goes on the floor, try misting the moss with a spray bottle.

I water by placing the plant, pot and all, into a basin and let them sit there for five minutes or so to completely absorb water to moisten the moss ball. Once a month they get urea free fertilizer in the water and once a month they get Physan to keep the algae off the moss.

[Neokate]

What is the Physan in full name? I got some algae around the moss...wanna take them off....thanks!!!

[Neokate]

I water by placing the plant, pot and all, into a basin and let them sit there for five minutes or so to completely absorb water to moisten the moss ball. Once a month they get urea free fertilizer in the water and once a month they get Physan to keep the algae off the moss.

What is the Physan in full name? I got some algae around the moss...wanna take them off....thanks!!!

[gmaculata]

Originally Posted by Neokate

What is the Physan in full name? I got some algae around the moss...wanna take them off....thanks!!!

Physan is the chemical name.

[Becca]

Originally Posted by Neokate

What is the Physan in full name? I got some algae around the moss...wanna take them off....thanks!!!

Try looking under Physan 20.

[Becca]

Originally Posted by gmaculata

I water by placing the plant, pot and all, into a basin and let them sit there for five minutes or so to completely absorb water to moisten the moss ball. Once a month they get urea free fertilizer in the water and once a month they get Physan to keep the algae off the moss.

Doesn't this make your moss mounds soaking wet and take forever to dry out?

[gmaculata]

Originally Posted by Becca

Doesn't this make your moss mounds soaking wet and take forever to dry out?

Becca it does make them soaking wet isn't that the point?? They dry in about 4 days or so and I only water once a week. They are all potted with the peanut method I posted but some will be potted on the air cones that Marissa has. They are all very happy and I have not lost a single one by doing this method.

[Neokate]

Thanks Gmaculate and Becca!!! Need to buy from ebay now!!! Will Physan 20 remove all the algae from the neo moss? I really don't like the green color in my neos ><

[TheEndPhase]

I don't have a sink where I can submerge my plants where I live (college dorm). That's why I have to use a watering watering can and a mister. Ideally, I would probably dunk mine as well, but I flush it as best I can right now. It's giving me lots of new growths/roots right now, so I'm hoping once summer kicks in, I'll see some bloomage.

[gmaculata]

Originally Posted by Neokate

Thanks Gmaculate and Becca!!! Need to buy from ebay now!!! Will Physan 20 remove all the algae from the neo moss? I really don't like the green color in my neos ><

Neokate, It will kill the algae but it works best if used after you repot to prevent algae from the get go.