Before you go completely writing off plants in tight-packed moss, keep in mind that they are potted up for the conditions of the original grower, not the store, and probably not you. If the tight-packed moss was not appropriate for their growing conditions, they'd never have a plant to ship to the store in the first place.
The bottom line is that you must be very keenly aware of the entire spectrum that makes up YOUR growing conditions (light, temperatures, humidity, & air movement, and how they vary during a day as well as seasonally), add your watering tendencies, and determine how they and the chosen culture method (mounted, in a basket, in a pot - clay or plastic, and its design, the potting medium, traditional or semi-hydroponic, etc.) will interact to provide the proper mix of air flow to the roots while providing sufficient water.
What is perfect for a major nursery in Florida or Hawaii, will not be good at all for a Michigan windowsill.
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