How to grow moss on orchid medium ?

[Dane]

Beautiful! Any idea on what kind it is? To me, it looks like some sort of sphagnum.

I think it might be sphagnum

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Yeah, me too!

The East River?

 

[NYEric]

Ewww. I've seen kids swimming in it but no way would i try to grow anything from there!!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Ewww. I've seen kids swimming in it but no way would i try to grow anything from there!!

Roger that!!!

 

[Leo Schordje]

For urban dwellers. I have often harvested a 'starter clump' of the famous ubiquitous "Crack in the Sidewalk Moss", find it in the cracks of sidewalks that are in the shade, sometimes in sun if there is more consistient water. Nice fine texture. Generally on my orchids, I only get moss when the media is well on its way to breaking down. Some, like the Maudiae types, seem fine in a mix that supports moss. Others, like the multiflorals, once the moss appears, it is definitely late on the repotting, probably have already lost part of the root system.