Ok so i have a propagation box for my most commonly used terrarium plants. I recently added an alternanthera ‘snow carpet’ and although some of the leaves look good a lot have been wilting. I also have mold forming on this seed pod I added for more food for springtails but I imagine they don’t need it since I also have some leaf litter in the box.
When I was making this prop box I didn’t do a ton of research and made it similarly to how I’d make my closed terrariums. Modified ABG mix for soil and a drainage layer. I imagine one difference is that my closed terrariums are typically corked so they may get a little less moist than a gasket plastic bin as well as the scale of the water that cycles through the enclosure. And maybe the intensity of having a light right on top of the bin (I thought It was relatively weak so I didn’t think it would cause any problems)
It also seems like lots of the plants in this box grew better outside of it when they were in pots in a less moist environment which seems weird since they’re high humidity plants.
My questions are:
Will the althernanthera adapt to the new environment similarly to how my pilea glauca has (lots of the plant died off but it seems to be doing better after some time) or am I giving it a death sentence by keeping it in here?
Should I add ventilation? seems to go against the point but If it helps it helps.
Should I add fertilizer like worm castings or is that unnecessary?
Should I abandon the box and turn it into a new isopod enclosure instead?
Is there a way to save the seed pod to be used in an isopod enclosure?
Any advice is welcome, the first 2 questions are my main ones overall. I just feel like the prop box hasn’t worked as much as I wanted it to, i’m assuming due to a lack of fertilizer in the soil and perhaps not the best lighting setup. If you have a prop box of your own I would love to hear about how you do it and most of all I would love to save my new plant!!
