will this last a decent amount of time, or will it quickly wither away like everything else i hold dear
by Takeda_shingen_123
will this last a decent amount of time, or will it quickly wither away like everything else i hold dear
by Takeda_shingen_123
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Depends entirely on where you’re growing it… dripping water and good airflow is what works for me.
Is there dirt under the moss? If not, it will need some. Check my profile to take a look at my moss dishes. Some over 20 years old. Water & light & you’ll be fine. If it’s outside, water every day it doesn’t rain and once a month or so let it dry out some for a day or two. If it’s inside then you’re gonna need a grow light and a much stronger one than you’d think. Buy yourself a decent light meter on Amazon and check the light it’s getting. I recently started a dish just for indoors. An experiment since all my others reside on the patio. I started with a grow light, medium setting on intensity 12 hours a day, moss was never in danger of dying, but went from vibrant green to a dark forest green. Bought a light meter. Discovered it wasn’t getting but about 30% of the light my patio dishes get. Turned the light up to full intensity and went to 18 hours a day, reduced the distance from light to moss. Got incrementally better. Tiny increment. Bought a brighter grow light. Set it up full strength 12 hours a day, now the moss is getting about 60% of the patio light. BUT! Now I’m seeing spreading, new growth and the bright green color is coming back, especially in the new growth. I’m thinking I’ll need an even brighter grow light to keep moss healthy in a spot that gets no sunlight through a window. Sitting in a sunny window would probably still benefit from extra light, but in this spot, the grow light must carry the entire burden.
[This is the grow light I am currently using.](https://a.co/d/ep57vyQ) Next time I’ll look for half again as strong, maybe double.
If that’s a Drosera erythrorhiza I’m seeing, youre going to need a LOT of light. Which means frequent waterings too so that it doesnt dry out. The water can’t be hard water but I suppose you already know that if you keep carnivorous plants 🙂