r/Mossariums

Went on an adventure today and found some moss and sticks and a couple other small flora and got to work. Just something small for my first one as my moss hunt was not extremely fruitful, but i made due with what I gathered :)

Took a piece of lava rock from UT, covered it with moss harvested from WI, and some single ferns from my grow box for this build. Sits in less that 1/4” of water. The rock is porous enough to wick water to the surface. I put down a wet layer of spaghnum moss before covering it with the green. I made sure to stuff some of it deep as possible into the lava stone. I added a fittonia clipping and it is doing well too.

I got the moss from just around the house made 😅. Idk much about this stuff but it looked fun to make so this is my first try at it 🙂. Please let me know how I can improve or mistakes.

I’ve wanted to make a mossarium for forever but I was always scared I’d make something that looked bad or would kill it. But, ive made something I’m really proud of so I wanted to share!

I hope you enjoy and please feel free to provide any constructive feedback if you have any’n

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So I had an opportunity to grab a bunch of moss when dad was getting rid of an old wooden saw horse that had rotted through and had moss growing over the whole thing. I didn't have the stuff or exact vision for a mossarium yet but it was something I wanted to make so I set up two mini green houses for growing seeds into seedling that were currently unused, put in

pebbles, dirt, some sticks and stones with the hope the moss would grow onto them and I could grow more moss over time with these nice environments.

I've noticed over time some of this white stuff first in one of them, assumed it was dense spider web- that there must be a spider in there somewhere, didn't worry much.

Yesterday I started pulling the pieces of moss out to box up and give to a friend who needs some for a terrarium. Realised this stuff is not spider webs, it starting to grow in the second house too and seems to be starting on the sticks and then growing through the moss closest. Where it starts on the wood there is evidence of fungus spores and in the one that got it first so had been growing it longer there were some little baby mushrooms growing off the stick in a couple of these spots.

Because I thought it was webs I had got a brush and was just going to brush it off the moss as I pulled it out and boxed it up but realised its something to do with the fungus, its all through those pieces of moss and I cant pull it off, its very much through it. So i've thrown out any sticks with signs of fungus, tried not to include any of the moss with white stuff on it.

Does anyone know what the white stuff is or had fungus issues come up in their terrariums?

Is it safe to give my friend this moss or is it all probably infected with fungus spores? Am i going to ruin his terrarium with a fungal infection?

Spent a few hours putting this one together. Found the glass at a thrift store. Mosses and rocks picked by me.

I have fungus gnats in my moss gardens. These are made in 1.5-2” deep dishes with potting soil substrate. They are open, not closed in any way. I read about BTI Water or Gnatrol to be rid of these pests, but want to know if anyone here has experience using either of these products with moss? Do they injure the moss or other plants? Thanks for any answers ahead of time.

I'm starting a regional moss mini guide for my valley and I'd like to verify some of my identifications

So far I have to say that using flex seal was not worth it, I still had to silicone everything and the flex seal took 2 weeks to off gas.

Spray foam SUUUUCKS to apply when the unit is vertical (the grouted foam board took a lot of time but at least it kept its shape and silicone was enough to hold it up while drying)

I used WAAAAAY MORE silicone than I thought I would, one bottle by itself went straight to making a seal for the door

I set up 3 places for plastic bottle cap spots for feeding dishes

I have 4 hydro/thermometers

I also have a 50W halogen UV bulb for the basking spot up top. The unit came with a 75W and it has a dimmer, but I’m just going to test the 50W to see how it goes.

I’m planning on wandering Jew for the canopy, 1 begonia (planning on gathering some more) for the mid level. But I’m not sure what to put for the floor cover because it’s kinda dark down there even with 4 grow lights. My original plan was nerve plant, but I’m not sure.

If you have any plant recommendations please let me know!