Sphagnum moss source….

[stewarjm192]

Where is everyone buying their moss?

I’m trying to find the best bang for buck for quality moss. The moss at HD/Lowes has twigs and sticks and is otherwise low quality. I’ve bought from American Bonsai supply a few times and have been happy with quality, but feel like it’s expensive. I found some Amazon options that came by suggestions from fellow club members, but not sure if they are more economical than AB. Have any thoughts Bnuts?

I have also use Yamagoke and I do like it for top dressing, but would prefer long fiber sphagnum for air layers and such.

Here’s the Amazon Link

And here is the
American Bonsai link

 

[KateM]

I buy this one. It comes pressed, but flufs up when rehydrated. Quality is good, works well for airlayers and as a top dressing. I also like to grate it for airlayers - easier to free up new tender roots.
10 oz is about 284 gm for $16.99 seems cheaper
https://a.co/d/5tNxfiE

 

[Mellow Mullet]

I use this one from Lowes, it is clean:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Better-Gro-Orchid-0-11-Cubic-feet-Fruit-flower-and-vegetable-Organic-Potting-soil-mix/5002808547#no_universal_links

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I'm going to grow my own again after I took a break from it.
A tray with no holes, a layer of peat, a layer of sphagnum and a whole lot of water. I can cut off about an inch of peat each summer from those trays. Enough to meet my demand.

Dried new zealand sphagnum revives from dried. But I'm not sure if it's frost hardy. I hope it is.
All other sphagnum moss varieties do not revive from dried, but they are resistant to freezing.

The pet store stuff is usually as clean as you can get it. But how clean it needs to be kind of depends on your application.
I dont care about branches and grass being in there but the weeds are annoying. Can be fixed with presoaking, allowing them to germinate and then drying it again. But that's a lot of trouble.

The NZ dried long fiber stuff is usually pretty clean. I remember there's orange print on a white background. Not sure what the brand is.
Edit: I see it's the yamagoke you linked to.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

I buy this one.

I buy the same one as @KateM