I’m currently trying to do the same, I’ve had 2 unsuccessful attempts but I’m narrowing it down… From what I see here, you have a good start, looks exactly like what I have. My next step is to place it outside in a shady area that still gets plenty of indirect sunlight throughout the day and to give it more airflow while still keeping it restricted enough to keep moisture. I might be talking out of my ass but I’ve been going by trial and error… I like to think I’m on the right track 😅 Also, different moss like different settings so I keep my mosses separate from each other. Best of luck!
Zerolinar
I imagine everybody has a rough start. I finally stopped trying to use a big bin and used several smaller jars in different locations, which helped a lot before moving to a larger container. I live in a pretty bright area near the ocean, so I also tried using some dried sphagnum to give a little extra shade. I’m not sure if that was a winning move but it looks great.
The other comment said not all moss thrives in the same environment and that’s very true, but consider some mixture at first and are what works, transplanting the stuff that doesn’t to another container. If you’re collecting in the wild, there’s sometimes some emergent passengers that will take over unexpectedly and I believe this encourages the behavior.
Odd-Bumblebee00
I have just put mine into an old fish tank with the light on a timer. Had them in bigger containers but needed to go down to a smaller size to get into the tank.
I had them scattered in a few spots with bright but not direct light but they weren’t thriving.
And a bit worried my light is too bright now but have options to either remove one globe or add some shade cloth.
I was trying two different methods, the dry it out a bit, crumble it up and spread it out versus the planting little chunks and letting them spread.
The second method feels more successful right now but I’m only about 5 weeks in. The ones I did with first method have been looking pretty dodgy but have started a grow a nice green slimy coat and put out some tendrils over the last few days.
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I’m currently trying to do the same, I’ve had 2 unsuccessful attempts but I’m narrowing it down… From what I see here, you have a good start, looks exactly like what I have. My next step is to place it outside in a shady area that still gets plenty of indirect sunlight throughout the day and to give it more airflow while still keeping it restricted enough to keep moisture. I might be talking out of my ass but I’ve been going by trial and error… I like to think I’m on the right track 😅 Also, different moss like different settings so I keep my mosses separate from each other. Best of luck!
I imagine everybody has a rough start. I finally stopped trying to use a big bin and used several smaller jars in different locations, which helped a lot before moving to a larger container. I live in a pretty bright area near the ocean, so I also tried using some dried sphagnum to give a little extra shade. I’m not sure if that was a winning move but it looks great.
The other comment said not all moss thrives in the same environment and that’s very true, but consider some mixture at first and are what works, transplanting the stuff that doesn’t to another container. If you’re collecting in the wild, there’s sometimes some emergent passengers that will take over unexpectedly and I believe this encourages the behavior.
I have just put mine into an old fish tank with the light on a timer. Had them in bigger containers but needed to go down to a smaller size to get into the tank.
I had them scattered in a few spots with bright but not direct light but they weren’t thriving.
And a bit worried my light is too bright now but have options to either remove one globe or add some shade cloth.
I was trying two different methods, the dry it out a bit, crumble it up and spread it out versus the planting little chunks and letting them spread.
The second method feels more successful right now but I’m only about 5 weeks in. The ones I did with first method have been looking pretty dodgy but have started a grow a nice green slimy coat and put out some tendrils over the last few days.