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I've been tinkering with a small moss project for a few months.
Growing Moss Emersed 6 Months In | UK Aquatic Plant Society
I'm seeing increased growth recently after months in the cold on a windowsill in an unheated/neglected building.
Before it 'warmed up' I placed a few mosses that had shown no/little growth onto a small heated propagator. It's nothing too technical, no thermostat just increased the ambient temperature by about 7 degrees (or something like that). These were obviously slower growing mosses, but it does seem they are starting to improve. So I 'know' that heat helps with emersed growing, but to what extent?
I've been thinking about buying a proper thermostatically-controlled fancy-pants heated propagator.
Vitopod Heated Electric Propagators | Ideal for Seeds & Cuttings | Greenhouse Sensation
Obviously it would help me over the colder months, but is there any real benefit to the mosses to be in a heated moist environment? I'm not trying to justify the cost of the item in relation to growth as I'd be better off putting the moss in a co2 system, but that doesn't tick my 'must tinker with it' box.
Anyone use anything similar or any of you clever folk got any science to share?
Growing Moss Emersed 6 Months In | UK Aquatic Plant Society
I'm seeing increased growth recently after months in the cold on a windowsill in an unheated/neglected building.
Before it 'warmed up' I placed a few mosses that had shown no/little growth onto a small heated propagator. It's nothing too technical, no thermostat just increased the ambient temperature by about 7 degrees (or something like that). These were obviously slower growing mosses, but it does seem they are starting to improve. So I 'know' that heat helps with emersed growing, but to what extent?
I've been thinking about buying a proper thermostatically-controlled fancy-pants heated propagator.
Vitopod Heated Electric Propagators | Ideal for Seeds & Cuttings | Greenhouse Sensation
Obviously it would help me over the colder months, but is there any real benefit to the mosses to be in a heated moist environment? I'm not trying to justify the cost of the item in relation to growth as I'd be better off putting the moss in a co2 system, but that doesn't tick my 'must tinker with it' box.
Anyone use anything similar or any of you clever folk got any science to share?