Starter jar · easy
Moss jar
moss bowl
easySealedJar
An easy sealed moss bowl in a jar of 0.9 L, with 0 plants and 3 mosses.
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The container
- Glass
- Jar, 10 cm across, 12 cm tall, 0.9 L
- Note
- small cork-lid jar
- Lid
- Sealed
Layers, bottom to top
- Pumice, 1.5 cm (0.12 L)
- Dried long-fibre sphagnum moss, 0.5 cm (0.04 L)
- ABG mix, 3 cm (0.24 L)
Stones and wood
- 3 x River pebbles, about 2 cm
Moss
- Cushion moss, about 40% cover
- Mood moss, about 30% cover
- Knight's plume moss, about 25% cover
Cleanup crew
Water and light
- Water at build
- 75 ml, distilled or rain
- Watering
- spray 2 to 3 times at build, then rarely
- Light
- 2,000 lux, 10 h a day
- Light source
- north window or weak LED
How to make it
- Pour the layers, bottom to top: Pumice (1.5 cm), Dried long-fibre sphagnum moss (0.5 cm), ABG mix (3 cm).
- Set the hardscape: 3 x River pebbles.
- Lay the moss: Cushion moss over about 40% of the ground, Mood moss over about 30% of the ground, Knight's plume moss over about 25% of the ground.
- Add the cleanup crew: 30 Temperate white springtail.
- Water with 75 ml (distilled or rain).
- Close the lid and give it 2,000 lux, 10 h a day: north window or weak LED.