Sphagnum The moss inhibits the growth of microbes and reduces the need for chlorine in swimming pools. In New Zealand, both the species "S. cristatum" and "S. subnitens" are harvested by hand and exported worldwide for use as hanging basket liners, as a growing medium for young orchids, and mixed with other potting mixes to enhance their moisture retaining value. Peat moss is a critical element for growing mushrooms. The fungal mycelium grows in compost with a layer of peat moss on top, through which the mushrooms come out, a process called casing. Peat moss, dead or alive, is also a
Adam Moss were hired by "The New York Times." According to Wolff in his "New York" magazine profile: "It is hard to overstate what kind of magazine-world hero Moss became with "7 Days" and its particular pop-culture idiom, and what kind of success failure can be." A 2003 profile of Moss in the Oberlin alumni magazine notes, "Concepts introduced by Moss in "7 Days" would later insinuate themselves into "The Times" (take the wedding narratives in the Sunday Styles section; visceral stuff cleverly packaged)." In his first year at "New York", Moss completed an extensive renovation of the weekly magazine emphasizing an