Neither. Too shallow to retain any regular level of moisture.
CdnTreeGuy89
Are you planning on taking the ping out of the nursery pot and placing it in the bowl on a layer of pumice? In theory it would work as pings grow on limestone cliffs in nature. Just make sure the roots are submerged in water. Let the pumice absorb the water and the roots should grip onto the pumice in time.
I’ve had my pings in a similar setup and they were doing fine.
That nursery pot doesn’t look too small though. Up to you.
bearminmum
I personally prefer the glass bowl. Easy to monitor moisture level and prettier imo
Purple_Korok
If it’s for a drainless pot, better go with something mostly inorganic. People use and mix many things, pumice, lava rock, fluvial stratum, coarse sand, perlite, vermiculite… Any of those are probably fine. Avoid using too much peat, i’d say no more than 1/5 for a pot with no drainage. I find that it is much easier to control air flow and water level with inorganic substrates. I’ve been growing pings for a little over a year, I have a lot more to learn, maybe someone with more experience has more to say !
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Neither. Too shallow to retain any regular level of moisture.
Are you planning on taking the ping out of the nursery pot and placing it in the bowl on a layer of pumice? In theory it would work as pings grow on limestone cliffs in nature. Just make sure the roots are submerged in water. Let the pumice absorb the water and the roots should grip onto the pumice in time.
I’ve had my pings in a similar setup and they were doing fine.
That nursery pot doesn’t look too small though. Up to you.
I personally prefer the glass bowl. Easy to monitor moisture level and prettier imo
If it’s for a drainless pot, better go with something mostly inorganic. People use and mix many things, pumice, lava rock, fluvial stratum, coarse sand, perlite, vermiculite… Any of those are probably fine. Avoid using too much peat, i’d say no more than 1/5 for a pot with no drainage. I find that it is much easier to control air flow and water level with inorganic substrates. I’ve been growing pings for a little over a year, I have a lot more to learn, maybe someone with more experience has more to say !