Halatool 4 OZ Sphagnum Moss for Plants, 4 QT Long Fiber Dried Orchid Moss

Exactly what I needed! Just add water and let it expand. No dust, no smell, great moss quality! A little goes a long way!

That's right one of these flat four quart bricks. I wasn't sure how much water to add I added about 9 quarts of water and let it sit for 20 minutes to hydrate it. Once I the water out of the moss, about 8 quarts of water weren't absorbed, but it's light and fluffy and it fills up the better part of a 12 quart container. If I try to hydrate the other brick and probably only use about 4 quarts to do it with, but this stuff is nice, clean and will work well for air layering.

Good quality, it's surprising how much you get when it gets wet and starts growing. Give it plenty of time to soak for best results

Yes It is compressed so a bit harder to get apart, but it works great

As others have said, this is a good value, but the quality is a bit lacking. There are bits of other plant debris in there, though not enough to be a huge problem for me. I have had some mold, some swampy smell, and some mystery volunteer plants pop up in my grow bins using this moss. Mold happens. Mystery plants are possibly a bonus? (They're probably weeds, but a girl can hope! I have them isolated in a bin together to see what they grow up to be.) The other reviews stating that this looks a bit more "broken down" are not wrong. I have bought other moss that was less compressed and in much longer tougher strands, but to be honest the weathered moss is easier to work with if you're just putting it in a prop box because you don't have to disentangle roots from long strands of moss and worry about hurting the plants you're pulling out. All in all, I don't regret the choice to buy this, but if you want long, tough strands of moss you should look elsewhere. For the price it's fine, but I still can't give 5 stars because of all the contaminates!

Arrives flat but expands like crazy into a great quantity. Consistent quality throughout the pack. Retains moisture just like you want. I'm using it for a transplanted Venus Fly Trap, and so far the plant seems to like it, so I would give it a good mark for plant suitability and consistency.

I grow most of our vegetables and herbs year around, and discovered that the soil in my pots was more alkaline than it should be. Most of the plants I grow require soil on the acidic side for microbes to break down nutrients into a usable form. My tomatoes and bell peppers were developing yellow spot on the leaves that I found out could be caused from lack of nutrients. Since I regularly supply these plants with nutrients, I knew that lack of nutrients wasn't the problem. With more research, I found out that microbes in the soil must break down nutrients in the soil in order for the plants to absorb them. For these microbes to do their job, the soil PH should be 6.2 to 6.8. My soil was 7.2. Since Sphagnum moss helps to lower the PH of the soil, I bought this product, and initially, wasn't impressed by the size of the package - it was really small. So, keeping an open mind, I put the small block in a 3 gallon tub and filled it half full of water. Within a couple of minutes, the block began to grow and continued growing. I moved it to a 5-gallon bucket and added more water. It continued to grow until it filled the bucket, but still, it was not all hydrated. So, I moved what was hydrated back into the 3-gallon tub and filled it. I added more water to the bucket, and this product filled the bucket by the time it was fully hydrated. So, my first suggestion would be to cut this block into at least 4 sections if you don't need a lot at one time. This sphagnum moss has very long fibers. It would work well for plants that grow in moss or possible for starting seedlings if mixed with perlite and vermiculite. This moss would also be excellent for air layering which is used to root cuttings on hard wood plants or trees to produce new plants. This is one purpose I plan to use it for. For my general purpose to mix it with soil, I have been breaking up the fibers to make them smaller in order to mix them into the soil. This should lower the PH in the soil and eventually the fibers will break down, but I prefer the sphagnum peat moss that is already broken into smaller pieces as it is easier to mix into the soil. I did find a few twigs in this moss, but not too bad for the amount of moss produced in this quantity. Personally, I wouldn't buy this moss again for my purposes, but it would work great for those growing orchids or other plants that grow in moss. At any rate, lowering the PH for my tomatoes, peppers, and even the veggie greens has had some exceptional results. My tomatoes are consistently producing much larger tomatoes and my pepper plants have a multitude of new flowers and developing peppers. I hope this review is helpful for you.

I began using this sphagnum moss just this year and I am VERY pleased. After expanding a block in water, I rip up the chunks and mix it in with potting soil for both inside and outside plants. I have already purchased it 3 times and continue to be amazed at how it absorbs and HOLDS water in our Hot Summer Weather here in Tennessee. !

Meine Pflanzen lieben es. Sehr ergiebig. Toll für Monstera.

I’m really impressed with the quality of this sphagnum moss. It retains moisture much better than other brands I’ve tried, making it perfect for rooting cuttings and semi-hydro setups. It feels much more premium, with long, fluffy strands that are easy to work with. It also has the same natural earthy smell as other high-quality sphagnum moss I’ve used before. The moss arrived clean, well-packed, and expanded nicely after soaking. Highly recommended for anyone propagating plants or growing aroids!

Looks small on opening and felt disappointed but it’s brilliant, it grows to an enormous amount once soaked in water and very quickly, so very pleased with this product for the price. I was able to line 3/4 wall baskets with this for plants so would definitely use this again.

Wir haben dieses Sphagnum-Moos gekauft, weil meine Tochter damit Pflanzstäbe befüllt und ihre Pflanzen sehr gerne darin wachsen lässt. Für diesen Zweck ist sie mit dem Moos ausgesprochen zufrieden. Es lässt sich gut verwenden und bislang haben wir auch keinerlei Probleme mit Schimmelbildung festgestellt. Ich kann allerdings dringend empfehlen, von dem komprimierten Block wirklich immer nur so viel abzunehmen und einzuweichen, wie man anschließend tatsächlich benötigt. Ich hatte keine Vorstellung davon, wie ergiebig ein solcher 1-kg-Block ist, und wusste außerdem nicht recht, wie ich ihn im trockenen, stark komprimierten Zustand auseinanderbekommen sollte. Also legte ich kurzerhand den kompletten Block in eine Wanne mit Wasser. Als ich etwa eine Stunde später zurückkam, hatte ich gefühlt eine Badewanne voll Moos. Wir mussten die gesamte Menge ausdrücken und anschließend auf großen Netzen draußen in der Sonne wieder vollständig trocknen, damit uns der riesige Vorrat nicht anfängt zu schimmeln. Das war erheblich weniger lustig, als es sich im Nachhinein anhört. Beim erneuten vollständigen Trocknen wurde außerdem ein beträchtlicher Teil sehr fusselig, krümelig und staubig. Viele lange Fasern blieben erhalten, ein großer Teil zerfiel aber in kleinere Bestandteile. Beim anschließenden Verpacken hatten wir Staub und kleine Mooskrümel wirklich überall. Diesen Vorgang würde ich insbesondere in der Wohnung nicht empfehlen. Das ändert allerdings nichts an der eigentlichen Qualität für unseren Verwendungszweck. Meine Tochter benutzt das Moos sehr gerne für ihre Pflanzstäbe und ist damit ausgesprochen zufrieden. Mein wichtigster Rat wäre deshalb schlicht: Nicht von dem kleinen komprimierten Block täuschen lassen. Er ist enorm ergiebig und man sollte wirklich nur die benötigte Menge einweichen. Für die eigentliche Verwendung bei uns klare 5 Sterne.

Super ergiebig