Halatool2.2LBS Natural Sphagnum Moss for Plants 40 QT Premium Peat Moss Dried Long Fiber Orchid Moss for Orchid Repotting Carnivorous Succulents Garden Flowers Crafts Terrarium and Reptiles

This is a LOT of orchid moss! I needed to repot about a dozen orchid plants. I decided to try this moss and was surprised at how much it grows when it’s wet. There were two bricks in the package and I used one and saved the other for another day. Each brick is tightly held together, unlike the bags of moss I previously bought at Lowe’s, so you have to get it wet to separate it. It really expands, so I have a lot left, as well as the unused brick. I’m going to put it on a tray to see if I can dry it out again, because I will use it eventually. The moss seems to be good quality with no dirt or sticks. My plants are doing well in it. I’m pleased with the product.

I grow most of our vegetables and herbs year around, and discovered that the soil in my pots was more alkaline than it should be. Most of the plants I grow require soil on the acidic side for microbes to break down nutrients into a usable form. My tomatoes and bell peppers were developing yellow spot on the leaves that I found out could be caused from lack of nutrients. Since I regularly supply these plants with nutrients, I knew that lack of nutrients wasn't the problem. With more research, I found out that microbes in the soil must break down nutrients in the soil in order for the plants to absorb them. For these microbes to do their job, the soil PH should be 6.2 to 6.8. My soil was 7.2.Since Sphagnum moss helps to lower the PH of the soil, I bought this product, and initially, wasn't impressed by the size of the package - it was really small. So, keeping an open mind, I put the small block in a 3 gallon tub and filled it half full of water. Within a couple of minutes, the block began to grow and continued growing. I moved it to a 5-gallon bucket and added more water. It continued to grow until it filled the bucket, but still, it was not all hydrated. So, I moved what was hydrated back into the 3-gallon tub and filled it. I added more water to the bucket, and this product filled the bucket by the time it was fully hydrated. So, my first suggestion would be to cut this block into at least 4 sections if you don't need a lot at one time.This sphagnum moss has very long fibers. It would work well for plants that grow in moss or possible for starting seedlings if mixed with perlite and vermiculite. This moss would also be excellent for air layering which is used to root cuttings on hard wood plants or trees to produce new plants. This is one purpose I plan to use it for.For my general purpose to mix it with soil, I have been breaking up the fibers to make them smaller in order to mix them into the soil. This should lower the PH in the soil and eventually the fibers will break down, but I prefer the sphagnum peat moss that is already broken into smaller pieces as it is easier to mix into the soil. I did find a few twigs in this moss, but not too bad for the amount of moss produced in this quantity. Personally, I wouldn't buy this moss again for my purposes, but it would work great for those growing orchids or other plants that grow in moss.At any rate, lowering the PH for my tomatoes, peppers, and even the veggie greens has had some exceptional results. My tomatoes are consistently producing much larger tomatoes and my pepper plants have a multitude of new flowers and developing peppers.I hope this review is helpful for you.

This was bought because of the price, local big box stores want an arm and a leg for theirs! This came compacted and looked to not be a lot, well let me tell you with a little distilled water this thang grew to fill a 2.5 gallon bucket almost to the top! It was a great buy for the price and I will be ordering it again as my plants always need repotting! It looks like high quality moss had no order other than the normal moss smell and I couldn't be happier! Save time and money and order this!

It looks small but it really expands oin the water. It worked good for my potted plants

It is as the title suggests when hydrating the 25QT I didn't think the comprised block would hold so much but it just kept on expanding. I'm pretty happy with the amount I got as it is more than enough. But the quality is a little rough since it does come with some twigs and other debris like leaves. That probably wouldn't be ideal if you were wanting to go for a more greenhouse or sterile environment, just a heads up.

The moss came with musty smell-very strong one --although the product inside was dry so I am using it I hope it will do its job

These items have worked well for what I needed them for and I am very happy with them.

Great value for your money. Chunkiness. Water retention. Color. Expansion.