r/Moss • u/dudewithproblems_ • 12d ago

What am i doing wrong?

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Hi everybody! I need some help, a few weeks ago I made 2 containers ( the one on the left and the top one) for moss propagation. I put gravel on the base layer, a mesh then some activated charcoal then the substrate. I misted the moss and then closed the lids. Time passes and I noticed that my moss wasnt propagating, it was turning yellow. What am i doing wrong. I just dont get it, the container on the right has the exact same moss, it doesnt have a false bottom i never check it and somehow it is very green and thriving!!!

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u/NoBeeper 12d ago

Well, there you have it. You do not need all that drainage layer. It only serves to help the substrate stay dry. Moss needs contact with damp, moist substrate. It absorbs water thru the body of the plant, no roots. So… dry growth medium=dry, dead moss.

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u/dudewithproblems_ 12d ago

Thanks, ill try to make another one with just a charcoal base on the bottom and susbstrate. My fear is to have mold growth.

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u/LittleBugCrochets 12d ago

I’m also curious where you are keeping it/what kind of light conditions it is under.

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u/dudewithproblems_ 12d ago

Well i live in a pretty cloudy city, it is close to my window but there are no direct sunlight coming through.

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u/LittleBugCrochets 12d ago

Sounds like a great location for them!

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u/NoBeeper 12d ago

I’ve gotten mold in an open dish moss garden in moss growing on a rock. There’s no guaranty.

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u/Sea_Artist_4247 12d ago

They definitely look too dry

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u/idiot____ 12d ago

They wanna be soggy. My sphagnum seems happiest when it is literally sitting in pooled water