If you notice your moss grow little stalks pull it out and throw it in the garden.

It tends to go very brown, maybe even dead, and will not grow in a Terrarium. When moss has gone to seed it will have little stalks with balls on the end. No rush, it is perfectly fine in the bag for a day or two as long as you keep the bag closed.Īvoid moss that has gone to seed. When I get home I usually just dump it and come back to it sometime that day. The bags get full of a range of mosses from the area. I take the bags and a few sticks out with me and dig up clumps. Even if the moss goes brown and looks dead you can bring it back to green quite quickly by harvesting and popping into containers. Take note of the moss patches in your area so you can come back to them. The best way to find moss is go for a long and rambling walk with your eyes down, during or at the end of your rainy season.

Moss seems to enjoy some sun each day, so look for locations that enjoy just a little bit of sun. It is very rarely under/around tree bases and any of the moss around the tree bases here is unsuitable for closed jar terrariums as it goes brown. You can find moss in shady, moist spots, often near fence lines. We have a fair few different varieties of mosses in different spots. I am pretty lucky that two yards near me have a good supply of moss along their front fence lines, so I often pick that. We've had very wet weather in Brisbane recently, perfect for all the moss that has taken off over the last few years. You can see how the moss will grow, weed out any mouldy spots that appear and see if the moss you have found is suitable for closed environments. Cultivating it for two weeks lets you see what is does in closed environments. When collecting moss to use in your closed Terrarium it is important to harvest the moss and cultivate it for approximately 2 weeks before putting the moss into your jar Terrarium. *Plastic Bags *Sticks *Spray bottle *Plastic Containers

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