Why is my moss small and thin?

Why is my moss small and thin?#391204

By albertoburrito -  Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:17 am
Location:  Chandler, Arizona, United States- Zone 9
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- Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:17 am #391204

Why doesn't my moss get the thick moss heads that I see in photos?

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Re: Why is my moss small and thin?#391210

By MaxVft -  Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:54 am
Location:  Silverton, Oregon - Zone 8a/8b
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- Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:54 am #391210

Give it time to grow out.
Clumping all the heads together helps.

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Re: Why is my moss small and thin?#391211

By albertoburrito -  Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:54 am
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- Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:54 am #391211

Ill move them to a cup, thanks! And should I keep them on peat and perlite or on dead sphag?

Re: Why is my moss small and thin?#391214

By Nepenthes0260 -  Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:03 am
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- Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:03 am #391214

I agree with Max, give it some more time and it will get clumpier. Also, more light won't hurt, as sphagnum tends to do that as it gets etiolated.

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Re: Why is my moss small and thin?#391231

By MaxVft -  Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:26 pm
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- Wed Oct 27, 2021 2:26 pm #391231

Both work fine, for me it's dead LFSM but for most others it's peat.
You can test what is better-growing for you.

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Re: Why is my moss small and thin?#391237

By steve booth -  Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:00 pm
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- Wed Oct 27, 2021 3:00 pm #391237

Difficult to tell from the photo even when blown up, but at least some of it looks like a carpet moss rather than Sphagnum in which case you will never get big round heads. If you get Sphagnum keep it wet warm and give it light and you will get what you desire.
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Re: Why is my moss small and thin?#391240

By CPhunter101 -  Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:21 pm
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- Wed Oct 27, 2021 5:21 pm #391240

That is definitely live sphagnum moss, just very very young. If you want larger clumps of moss, you might want to try fertilizing with Maxsea.
Live sphagnum grows like crazy with that stuff!

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