Kyoto Moss Spores

i have grown moss before from other companies and it always worked. I followed instructions on package to the letter and after 6 weeks...nothing. I will give it a few more weeks but don't have much faith that it will grow. It was a cheap experiment so I don't feel cheated, but thought the company should know. Thank you.

The moss never sprouted. I used half of it. I am hoping in the spring to try again.

It's been a little over 3 weeks since the packet of spores arrived and there is definitely some growth now. The packet comes with instruction but I just kinda went with the general moss care of adequate light + humidity. I sprinkled half of the packet over one side of a 5 gallon tank(about 6" x 8") on top of a substrate mix I made that is mainly used for vivariums and isopod cultures. There is a drainage layer and the top has a thin piece of acrylic lightly taped over the mesh screen to keep humidity in. The lighting is simply a cheap A19 15w(100w replacement) LED bulb that has the white dome diffuser cut off. I try to mist the moss with purified water/dechlorinated(using Reptisafe) everyday but sometimes I forget. The tank has constant condensation on the side so I'm not really worried about it drying up. So far so good, I only used half the packet because the other reviews weren't very promising and I was worried my method may not yield anything but now I kinda wish I had used the whole packet. Hopefully it continues to grow and I end up with some nice moss to use in future projects. I will update the review with more pictures if it grows out.

Long germination. Up to 8 weeks. Will Write follow up as they they develop. Growing under glass to maintain humility and avoid drafts.. Been under glass 2 months, and I am sad to say for me these spores are a waste of money and time. I would not recommend this product to anyone,

4 stars for prompt delivery. So this is my second try with this product. I had a minor success which was quickly dashed by an invasive fungal incursion. No doubt a result of my lackadaisical sterilization technique. This time I used a mixture of 50% potting soil, 30% biochar, 20% coarse sand as my topsoil and 50% biochar/50% coarse sand substrate. 2 types of pine bark and red lava rock are the mulch layer. All were moistened for 24 hours to allow any latent spores to spawn. Then double sterilized sealed in foil for 2.5 hours @ 350 deg F and allowed to cool in the oven. I layered everything accordingly, moistened the now dry strata with bottled water, ph adjusted to 6.6 w/beneficial microflora and enzymes added. Let's hope my neurosis pays off. Will repost pictures and rerate upon success.

What's show in my pictures is when I first 'sowed' it at the end of Jan, and how it looks as of writing this review at the end of March. I'm getting a beautiful carpet of moss over the wicking rope wrapped around the center beam of my aquarium.

I used a small amount of this product and followed the directions in the "detailed growing guide", I still just have a pile of dirt. So i took the rest of the product and started experimenting, i split it into 3 equal portions and made 3 containers in the first one I applied one portion of the product on half of the container and on the other half I applied some of the moss I had retrieved from the woods near my home the soil I used was what I normally use when growing moss that I have retrieved. Results: Nothing growing on the spore side and the moss side looking great and seems to be easing over into the bare side. In the second container I used the same soil, one side I ground up some of the moss that I had and mixed it with water and made a paste, smeared it on the soil, I them mixed the spores with water and made a paste and did the same. Results: nothing on the spore side and a nice green carpet of moss on the other. On the third container, I went online and found a recipe for a "special moss soil" Results: The "special moss soil" grows the spores just as well as all the other soils I tried!

I was really hoping this would work since I adore moss and where I live it is difficult to find moss as beautiful as kyoto moss. I followed all of the planting directions and after 2 months still had no growth. I ended up giving up on this product which was pretty disappointing. After reading some of the more recent reviews, I wonder if maybe I gave up on it too soon. It seems like there's a wide range for how soon to start expecting growth. Clearly some people have had success and for the price it's not like you're taking a huge hit if it doesn't pan out.