{"id":3735,"date":"2025-12-18T10:16:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/?p=3735"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:21:30","slug":"air-pot-saves-endangered-moss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/air-pot-saves-endangered-moss\/","title":{"rendered":"Air-Pot\u00ae saves endangered moss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conservation of Scotland\u2019s rarest moss boosted by Air-Pot\u00ae innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"3739\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/air-pot-saves-endangered-moss\/rebecca-drew-galloway-scottish-native-plant-conservation-horticulturist-at-rbge-air-pot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2305,2305\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Rebecca Drew Galloway, Scottish Native Plant Conservation Horticulturist at RBGE &amp;#8211; Air-Pot\u00ae\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rebecca-Drew-Galloway-Scottish-Native-Plant-Conservation-Horticulturist-at-RBGE-Air-Pot\u00ae-1980x1980.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has been able to successfully cultivate one of Scotland\u2019s rarest mosses \u2013 the Round\u2011leaved Bryum &#8211; using Air-Pot containers; as they allow precise water management and oxygenation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rebecca Drew Galloway, Scottish Native Plant Conservation Horticulturist at RBGE says: \u201cWorking with Air-Pot\u00ae has proved a brilliant breakthrough for us. Its aerating design can replicate complex natural habitats and support propagation of species previously considered almost impossible to grow other than in the wild.\u201d The moss, historically confined to the muddy edge of a single reservoir, required conditions of sandy mud with variable water submergence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adjustable base system<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RBGE horticulturists and conservationists, in collaboration with NatureScot and Scottish Water, needed to determine precise tolerances for moisture and depth \u2013 work made possible by the Air-Pot\u00ae container\u2019s adjustable base, which allowed fine control of water levels without compromising stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rebecca adds: \u201cAir-Pot\u00ae modularity lets us manipulate conditions for species that have never been cultivated before. For Round\u2011leaved Bryum, the ability to raise or lower the base and maintain oxygenation was critical.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"3741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/air-pot-saves-endangered-moss\/round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-air-pot-at-rbge\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Round leaved bryum moss being cultivated in an Air-Pot\u00ae at RBGE.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-1980x1980.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservation of Scotland\u2019s rarest moss boosted by Air-Pot\u00ae innovation The team at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has been able to successfully cultivate one of Scotland\u2019s rarest mosses \u2013 the Round\u2011leaved Bryum &#8211; using Air-Pot containers; as they allow precise water management and oxygenation. Rebecca Drew Galloway, Scottish Native Plant Conservation Horticulturist at RBGE says: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Round-leaved-bryum-moss-being-cultivated-in-an-Air-Pot\u00ae-at-RBGE-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3735"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3743,"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735\/revisions\/3743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/air-pot.com\/nursery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}