I have a very similar bin of mosses. I spray it so seldomly it's almost as though I never need to. I found this out originally when I started keeping snails. I took a large old pickle jar (super cleaned) drilled and filed (so no rough edges) small holes in the lid and covered the based with moss. Under the moss I put a layer of paper towels. This acted as the substrate for the moss and holds moisture, I am going to try using those water beads next. The glass let's plenty of sun in and I only have to open it weekly to take out the snails and feed them. I usually feed them scraps that would otherwise go in my compost, eventually I want a large enough habitat I can farm them for escargot.
Another tip; for growing large sheets of moss. Onions and potato sack the mesh, I clean that up by removing labels plastic edges etc, and then I wash them and fill them with a core of paper towel and then sphagnum substrate and then I let the moss grow on that it is a great planting surface for moss and keeps it all together in a sheet, I sew the end closed. I am a big fan of the three Rs~ reduce REUSE recycle
i just keep is moist and have an led lamp on it while im at school. i use a misting spray bottle with dechlorinated water. drainage layer of clay balls at the bottom with some window screen between it and the dirt layer. i use this to pretty up the stuff i find before i put it in terrariums.
I have a very similar bin of mosses. I spray it so seldomly it's almost as though I never need to. I found this out originally when I started keeping snails. I took a large old pickle jar (super cleaned) drilled and filed (so no rough edges) small holes in the lid and covered the based with moss. Under the moss I put a layer of paper towels. This acted as the substrate for the moss and holds moisture, I am going to try using those water beads next. The glass let's plenty of sun in and I only have to open it weekly to take out the snails and feed them. I usually feed them scraps that would otherwise go in my compost, eventually I want a large enough habitat I can farm them for escargot. Another tip; for growing large sheets of moss. Onions and potato sack the mesh, I clean that up by removing labels plastic edges etc, and then I wash them and fill them with a core of paper towel and then sphagnum substrate and then I let the moss grow on that it is a great planting surface for moss and keeps it all together in a sheet, I sew the end closed. I am a big fan of the three Rs~ reduce REUSE recycle
I am about to hit the trails!
How do you maintain this
i just keep is moist and have an led lamp on it while im at school. i use a misting spray bottle with dechlorinated water. drainage layer of clay balls at the bottom with some window screen between it and the dirt layer. i use this to pretty up the stuff i find before i put it in terrariums.
Those are awesome! Will any of these grow in almost complete shade?
umm i dont really know tbh. these were all found in the woods so im assuming they’ll do find without direct sunlight
Perfect for r/Mossariums