Sphagnum moss Vs universal potting soil

There's been a lot of talk lately about saving water. We thus carried out a "drought test" on the spathiphyllum in a glass of universal soil and one of sphagnum moss.

Why Spathiphyllum? Because it is the plant that "visually" best communicates whether or not it needs water: when it needs it, the leaves tend to sag just as they rise when we go to re-hydrate it.

Its modest need for water allowed us to immediately notice that after just five days, the leaves of the sample on the ground began to sag. The sample on sphagnum, on the other hand, took no less than nine days to reach the same state.

Result:

• less watering
• less waste of water
• less worries
• more days away from home without worries

The experiment was carried out during this very hot summer period.
All this confirms that sphagnum with its special water retention is an excellent ally in the warm months.

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