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title: Moss and stone: a Japanese moss garden terrarium recipe
description: An easy sealed Japanese moss garden in a hex of 12 L, with 2 plants and 3 mosses. a hexagonal glass case; stones first, moss around them Every layer, plant...
url: https://glassjar.garden/starter-jars/moss-and-stone/
---

Starter jar · easy

# Moss and stone
Japanese moss garden

easy · Sealed · hex

An easy sealed Japanese moss garden in a hex of 12 L, with 2 plants and 3 mosses.

[Open this jar in the simulator](https://glassjar.garden/?starter=moss_and_stone)

## The container

- Glass: hex, 26 cm across, 24 cm tall, 12 L

- Note: a hexagonal glass case; stones first, moss around them

- Lid: Sealed

## Layers, bottom to top

- [Lava rock (scoria)](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/lava-rock/), 2.5 cm (1.25 L)
- [Substrate barrier mesh](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/mesh-barrier/)
- A mix of 50% [Akadama](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/akadama/), 50% [ABG mix](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/abg-mix/), 5 cm (2.49 L)

## Stones and wood

- 3 x [Seiryu stone](https://glassjar.garden/guide/hardscape/seiryu-stone/), about 9 cm

## Plants

- 2 x [Dwarf mondo grass 'Nana'](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/ophiopogon-japonicus-nana/)
- [Baby's tears](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/soleirolia-soleirolii/)

## Moss

- [Baby tooth moss](https://glassjar.garden/guide/moss/plagiomnium-cuspidatum/), about 40% cover
- [Seductive entodon](https://glassjar.garden/guide/moss/entodon-seductrix/), about 15% cover
- [Common pocket moss](https://glassjar.garden/guide/moss/fissidens-taxifolius/), about 15% cover

## Cleanup crew

- 80 [Temperate white springtail](https://glassjar.garden/guide/critters/folsomia-candida/)

## Water and light

- Water at build: 650 ml, distilled or rain

- Watering: mist only when no morning condensation

- Light: 4,000 lux, 12 h a day

- Light source: bright indirect window

## How to make it

- Pour the layers, bottom to top: Lava rock (scoria) (2.5 cm), Substrate barrier mesh, a mix of 50% akadama, 50% abg mix (5 cm).
- Set the hardscape: 3 x Seiryu stone.
- Plant 2 x Dwarf mondo grass 'Nana', Baby's tears.
- Lay the moss: Baby tooth moss over about 40% of the ground, Seductive entodon over about 15% of the ground, Common pocket moss over about 15% of the ground.
- Add the cleanup crew: 80 Temperate white springtail.
- Water with 650 ml (distilled or rain).
- Close the lid and give it 4,000 lux, 12 h a day: bright indirect window.

[Open this jar in the simulator](https://glassjar.garden/?starter=moss_and_stone)

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