Re: CULT: Sphagnum Moss: properties
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: Sphagnum Moss: properties
- From: G* S*
- Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 14:15:42 -0700
Dan & Marilyn Mason wrote:
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>
> The freshly dried green actively growing top layer of sphagnum
> moss was used as a substitute for cotton wound dressing material
> during WWII because of a shortage of cotton.
When we ordered tree roses from Jackson & Perkins, they arrived with
clumps of sphagnum and instructions to soak the rose roots and sphagnum
for 24 hours. Then, when the roses were planted, the sphagnum was to be
placed where the "good" roses were grafted to the stalk and the top
covered with a plastic bag. The sphagnum kept the graft area from drying
out until the roots could start delivering moisture. Truly a wonder
product.
Having that stuff bound to a wound sure sounds nicer than using maggots
to clean up rotted tissue (which, I admit, sounds better than dying of
gangrene).
Gerry "sphagnum is almost as wonderful as alfalfa" Snyder
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g*@mediaone.net
Gerry Snyder, AIS Symposium Chair, Region 15 Ass't RVP, JT Chair
Member San Fernando Valley, Southern California Iris Societies
in warm, winterless Los Angeles
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