Spagmoss Production

Sphagnum moss is a specialized and intricate growing media. Because of this, processing to the highest standards is needed to ensure that the right grades of moss are used to grow and decorate the right type of plants. The processes used to turn New Zealand Sphagnum moss from a natural swamp living moss through to a beautifully cleaned planting medium is carried out through a series of steps which have been developed over the past 25+ years.

Our manufacturer, Besgrow, takes 100% natural, clean, green materials and through sustainable management provides a renewable high quality Sphagnum moss resource surpassed by none.

Resource

Besgrow owns, leases and manages approximately 1,000 acres of swampland in which the Sphagnum naturally grows. A harvest plan guides the amount of product harvested and sold on an annual basis. This coupled with proprietary processes and technologies which have cut regeneration time in half ensures product availability for years to come.

 

Harvesting

Sphagnum cristatum is the most common variety harvested in New Zealand. It has a much larger leaf and stem structure than other moss types giving it stronger and more robust properties. Moss is harvested by hand and helicoptered and trucked to the processing facility.

 

Initial Quality Check

Incoming moss is checked for species percentage and levels of contamination.

Drying

Wet moss is dried naturally in large tunnel houses to ensure maximum water holding capacity (WHC) of 96%.