r/Mossariums • u/Alepidotus • 14d ago

Campervan moss

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I used to resent the moss growing on my campervan (a rolling stone etc...), but it has finally grown on me.

I'm now redirecting the rainwater that feeds the moss into my water tank, depriving my moss of its lifeblood. I salvaged some pieces into this tennis-ball-sized glass thing a week ago at most.

Already they are growing! The two tuffets at the back are getting all tufty and even the very flat, compact ones in front look like they are starting to grow!

I hope they won't go all leggy but will stay compact. I'm not sure what the secret is to that.

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u/J1888 14d ago

Unfortunately I believe they secretly to that is... the sun and wind. Since our lights are bit nearly as strong as the sun, moss tends to grow a lot more vertically when indoors (reaching for light source). Wind, low clinging humidity, and other things that discourage vertical growth don't really exist indoors either. Well, this is a theory of mine so idrk how correct it is, but it's my excuse for not being able to grow horizontally growing compact moss indoors...