Characteristics and Uses
- Passive water retention up to 20 times its weight.
- Improves soil aeration.
- The Sphagnol, an antiseptic component of the moss, helps maintain root health by protecting them from parasites and diseases.
- In flower cultivation, it extends the blooming phase.
Main Uses
- Highly recommended for the cultivation and development of orchids.
- Suggested as a substrate for all types of plants, especially acidic plants, succulents, blueberries, and carnivorous plants.
- Can be used as a soil conditioner, serving as a drainage element and for absorbing excess moisture from soils, providing better water absorption and improving soil structure.
- Recommended for animal terrariums, as it provides the appropriate humidity and safety conditions, especially for some reptiles and rodents.
- This product is also being used in other industries, such as vertical gardening, transportation of roses, other flowers, or as rootstock carriers for fruit trees traveling long distances.
5 Stars
This is the most in-demand quality of Sphagnum Moss, characterized by its whiter color. The moss fiber is long, typically ranging between 8 to 14 centimeters in length. This quality is recommended and required for orchid production.
Characteristics:
Fiber length: 8 to 14 cm
Color: light beige
Impurities:+/- 1%
2 Stars
The fiber is shorter and the color is darker. It is used to improve substrates and as a soil conditioner, for example, in the construction of golf courses, hanging baskets and general gardening.
Characteristics:
Fiber length: 3 to 6 cm
Color: Light gray (tinned)
Impurities: +/- 1.7%
Milled Moss
It is a byproduct derived from cleaning moss, which is used as a soil conditioner for various species, showing excellent results in blueberry crops. This moss improves the aeration and water retention of the soil or substrate used.
Characteristics:
Color: Light and dark brown.
Impurities: <2%
Formats
Producer line
- 5kg: wholesale format, ideal for orchid growers, topiary manufacturers, green walls or larger scale plant growers.
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Retail Line
- Small formats focused on the final consumer. Generally marketed by homecenter, gardening stores or specialties focused on the cultivation of flowers, plants and/or terrariums for pets.
- We offer formats of 1kg, 500gr, 250gr and 150gr.