I want to line an open wrought iron, rectangular container 10"x10"x20".& use it as a planter. How to keep moss alive?
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As a planter just for the moss? Line with pea gravel, then a layer of dried sphagnum moss and then soil. Mosses are non-vascular meaning they have no water transport system beyond osmosis (this is why the never grow tall) so they need to be moist and out of direct sunlight. I spray mine with a spray bottle for moisture.
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I use moss in my fairy gardens....it must be kept out of the sun keep moist, not saturated and you can't use any plant food. It has no roots, I use top soil as my base for my moss. I'm not an expert just a novice hope this helps.
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i put artifical vines in it.. looks real nice... you could put a real plant in it, but if you do.. place some small pebbles in the bottom , since there are no water holes for drainage
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Depends on the root depth of what you are planting. I put a weed block fabric on the bottom of mine. Planted tomato on the deeper side and broccoli on the lower side. Lettuce and cabbage should do well. It's really very similar to container garden. Right depth of soil and good drainage. Adequate sun and shade.
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I just used my tape measure and the depth of the actual space you would put your potted plants or your soil in is 5 1/4 inches. The width of that same open area in the top of the planter, from inside edge to inside edge, is 13 inches. I now have 3 of the tall planters, 2 on my front porch that I put potted plants in & 1 inside the french doors of my guest bedroom that I use as a nursery bed over the Winter to early Spring, but that is currently holding all my water bottles for watering my porch plants, my gardening hand tools, an extra hose, etc. The 2 on the porch do NOT have the bottom shelf, so I got them at an extreme discount. I use the area between the legs of the planter to store bags of PREEN & other heavy items to help stabilize the planter from gusty winds.
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I live in an apartment and have a wood fence walling off one side of my balcony. I hung it up on the fence using zip ties tied around the slats. You could also use screw in hooks like the ones that you hang hanging planters from. The tabs at the top are loops.
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One works well with room for stakes or tomato cage. I really like mine. I also have a pepper plant in one.
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The cutouts for the 5 plants are molded into the top of the planter . The top portion is screwed down to the bottom which holds the water supply and supports the wrought iron faucet assembly which supports the wrought iron faucet. I placed 5 artificial plants in mine as the minor splashing of the water tended to soak the real plants that I previously used Hope this was helpful
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I had no luck with the moss I bought for my terrariums. No matter how I cared for it, it did not survive. Sorry I can't be more help!
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I replanted in a 10" diameter ceramic planter. Took it to work where there's great indirect light (about 6 hours a day). Water about 1/2 a cup to 1 cup once a week. It's doing great. :)
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It's a wonderful, good-looking plant holder... that's why I bought a second one earlier this year! Each of the three holders is about a foot across. While it looks pretty sturdy, my advice would be to place a fairly heavy plant on the bottom holder for safety's sake as the bottom support legs do not spread out all that wide. That allows you to place a large plant at the top, which is what I have done on both of mine. A number of friends have commented favorably on our planters and have asked for the name of the manufacturer. Hope this is useful.
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We used treated 2x4's, left unfinished. I used it as a bench to put my plants on during the winter and wanted it to look nice enough to have in our entry. I plan to get a second and will use them as seating on our patio next summer. Really nice looking and easy to assemble!
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I'm not sure but this moss is dried so will not spread as live moss would. The case of moss should cover a fairly large area.
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Make sure you get rid of any grass on the site. Use a hand rake, one of thoseTridents, to scrape the soil. Wet the soiland press the sheet on the spot. Sprinklesome water on the moss and you are done.Do not use any fertilizer. Keep moist butnot too wet. Moss grows very slowly.Good luck.
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You certainly can. The planter is for indoor/outdoor use. The three tiers will allow you to have 9-10 plants in it.
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I have 6 of them in my garden. The weight of the soil keeps them in place. The plastic covers fasten with velcro to the corners of the planter.
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I had seen only 3" wide strips in the hardware store and on-line when I bought mine, so I thought that was the standard size. I installed the strip under the edge of the ridge cap with rubber gasketed roofing screws, leaving about 1.5 inches showing. Rain is supposed to slowly dissolve the zinc, causing zinc ions to flow down the roof killing (or at least retarding the growtn) of moss. So far, Ihave seen no effect on the moss on my roof.
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The iron rod is square and will not swivel. It will adjust if lifted out and reinserted - 90 degrees each way. One would have to remove the plant to do it. Perhaps a swivel device can be purchased that would fit between the end of the rod and the planter. The square rod is much stronger than a round rod. If you have planters that grow heavy with water, this is the product you need.