Milling Live Sphagnum

[mcantrell]

A few people have suggested Milling some Live Sphagnum for various projects (Darlingtonia, root cuttings, several types of Drosera, etc). I had a question about this however. I do not have that much Live Spagnum, barely a cup full, but I have lots of sprouts springing up.

How does one mill Spagnum? Do you just chop it like you'd chop stuff for stew? Do you use a blender?

How does Spagnum grow? If I chop up a strand of growing, healthy Spagnum, will the pieces grow into new strands, or just die? I understand there's spores involved somehow?

 

[MrFlyTrap2]

I use a small food processor and add it from the top in small amounts. Does a nice job of cutting into very fine matter.

 

[mcantrell]

If I take one of my healthy neon green strands and chop it into two pieces, will both pieces grow into new strands?

 

[nepenthes_ak]

yes, then you can cut those two into two, and those four into two, and you can just keep cutting and cutting and cutting till you have a bunch! lol