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Sphagnum Moss For Sale | Buy Sphagum Moss | TN Nursery

11 Jul 2022 · 2 min

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In this TN Nursery video, the presenter introduces sphagnum moss, a family of over 380 peat moss species, and explains its remarkable water‑retention capacity due to living and dead plant cells. The moss expands into dry areas, forming extensive mires, raised and blanket bogs, and is described as an "environment manipulator" because it alters ecosystem composition, supporting carnivorous plants, orchids, sedges, and others. The speaker details the moss’s phenolic chemistry that slows decomposition, creates anaerobic conditions in wetlands, and its ability to absorb cations (magnesium, calcium) while releasing hydrogen ions, thereby acidifying its surroundings. The unique capitulum leaf arrangement enables the plant to thrive in watery habitats without additional support structures. Finally, the video promotes sphagnum moss as an effective potting medium available for purchase from Tennessee Wholesale Nursery at low prices with fast shipping.

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Welcome to TN Nursery YouTube channel. Today let's talk about sphagnum moss. Sphagnum moss is a family of over 380 recognized, well-known species of mosses referred to as peat moss. However, the term also applies to peat. This plant clumps can store water because living and expired plants can retain moisture in significant amounts inside their cells. As this plant grows, it expands into drier areas, generating huge mires including raised and blanket bogs. Therefore, some people refer to this plant as environment manipulators because it can change the composition of such ecosystems. Several carnivorous plants, orchids, sedges, and other plants enjoy the soils full of peat. Because of the phenolic chemicals present in the moss's cell walls, the peat made from it does not decompose quickly. Bogs such as wetlands create anaerobic ground conditions, which results in slower anaerobic decomposition instead of aerobic microbial activity. By absorbing cations like magnesium and calcium, it releases hydrogen ions and can also acidify its environment. Living sphagnum has a unique structure to thrive in watery environments. Water complements in this plants removes the need for other support systems. The capitulum is an arrangement of leaves at the upper part of the plant. It is an effective potting medium. There, sphagnum moss is for sale at Tennessee Wholesale Nursery with low prices and fast shipping. Thanks for watching.