My home was hit by Helene, and the storm took down most of our trees. Our once very shaded front yard is now pretty sunny. We have a beautiful moss lawn that I absolutely adore, but with the huge change I’m assuming we will loose it. The yard has been terribly torn up from the tractors coming to remove our downed trees. I snagged some of the fluffy moss and have attempted to make a terrarium as a little keepsake.
I used a guide online, I have from bottom to top:
aquarium gravel
Activated carbon
Sheet moss? I used thinner moss from my yard
About an inch and a half of potting soil left over from a plant that passed away
Then the moss from my front yard and I added in two little sprouts of spotted wintergreen (I think) that were already growing from the patch of moss that I pulled from.
This is my first terrarium and I want to make sure I don’t kill the moss.
Tia!
by Happii-Bear
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I’d say overall this looks pretty solid. For future reference I don’t think the layer of sheet moss above the charcoal is necessary for any particular reason. I will say the soil layer is a little thick and looks a little dry but it’s hard to tell. I know that all sounded critical but this is actually very well done compared to a lot of the stuff that gets posted here so I’m sure you will get good results over time. In my opinion, all results are good results cause they have all taught me something about my process. So just enjoy learning what this terrarium will become with time. Especially if you’re using stuff from outside. Things tend to sneak their way in so keep and eye out.