SuperMoss 23820 Mountain Moss Green Sphagnum, Mini Bale, Natural Dried

I have been a loyal customer to mountain moss for multiple years now. It’s so much better than Sphagnum moss, more cost effective and my plants love it soooo much more. I will always recommend this to any plant person. Also picture for reference if it being used in my new moss poles. I can’t wait for the roots to take off!

Going to use to air layer some plants

Excellent. Great quality.

I bought this in a pinch because the good stuff I ordered for my propagation box was delayed, and I needed something fast. Next day delivery was great, but now I know why they were so quick to get it out the door. Upon opening, the bale had a musty, horse barn-like odor. I didn't think too much of it at the time, but as soon as it started absorbing water, that musty smell turned into a full-house penetrating stench. It was like Taco Bell's revenge. It was like the Bog of Eternal Stench. It was like a end of Summerfest season port-o-potty that had been forgotten to bake in the sun for weeks. Because it was in the plastic bin for my plant cuttings, I didn't realize at first where the smell was coming from. I blamed the cat. Then I blamed the dog. Then I blamed the pipes. And then I opened the lid, and omg I almost passed out. Thank god it's coviding out (never thought I would say that) because I have super heavy duty filtering masks that reduced the stench while I scooped it out of the bin, dry heaving the whole time. It immediately went into the dumpster, double-bagged so it wouldn't leak it's stench-water all over the house. It was only 64º that day, but I opened ALL the windows as wide as I could, sprayed room spray, and lit about 12 candles while apologizing to my pets for thinking they could produce such a horrid stench. I would rather kill all my fancy plants than use this stuff again, and I'm a Millennial. You know how we are with the Thai Constellation Monsteras and Pink Princess Philodendrons. Save yourself. Get a better sphagnum moss.

Saw negative reviews about sticks and dust but what I got was just fine. Biggest detriment was the quantity. Price of all sphagnum moss has risen precipitously. This was a pretty small package, but it was good quality. I found one stick in the entire bundle, and it was tiny. If it were less expensive, I would have given it five stars.

I was really concerned when the little bale first arrived because I was concerned it would be too mulch-like. It was not. I've used bales of peat moss in the past so I knew of its expansion properties once it was soaked in water for 10 minutes or so. True to the advertisement and product literature it doubled or tripled in volume. I bought it to reline the tops of 9 hanging baskets that the birds have used to line their own nests. It was sufficient to re-line the top few inches of my 9 baskets hanging around our porches, plus it did 2 other baskets in our yard that were nearly empty of moss. I'm ordering another bale to finish the remaining basket(s) in our yard and to have the necessary materials to repair the baskets on an ongoing basis. Once the moss is in place it holds the potting mix perfectly, allowing wonderful drainage, yet helping to preserve moisture, too. And the birds really appreciate the soft, natural nesting material, too, I'm sure, giving a sanitary base before lining their nests with our horses' tail and mane hairs. Posh life, these nestlings! :-)

It took a lot of time, mess, and clean-up to clean and dry the moss. Consider that when purchasing it, especially considering the result is not a huge amount of moss.

Works for me and my garden season.