I have used collected live sphagnum and also purchased sphagnum for potting orchids and never sterilized it but I never used it in a mix. On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 3:17 PM XYZ2 in Virginia via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Does anyone use long-fibered sphagnum moss in any of their growing mediums? > If so, do you sterilize or pasteurize it before use? If so, how do you > accomplish this? > > > > I have purchased Spagmoss by Besgrow and based on my experience with it, I > am suspicious that it is contaminated with fungus gnat eggs. So I am > probably going to try to heat treat it before using it in my growing > mediums > in the future. > > > > Do anyone use a different brand of sphagnum moss that has been heat treated > by the company supplying it? > > > > Thanks for any help or suggestions you can give me about this. > > > > Regards, > > > > Bern Mlynczak > > Williamsburg, VA > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…