Preparing, cleaning and storing moss for terrarium and other botanical projects

[@nadahardi3635]

Thank you for sharing with us. Your tips were very helpful. I recentley collected some moss and it started to dry up, so i will definitely follow your steps to keep my moss nice and green.😊😊😊

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Thank you

[@vipinpandey9713]

❤Brother, I really appreciate your good projects ❤

[@saimanie6739]

Hey the plant that you mentioned in your video of identification of native plants and weeds at time stamp 4:00 is evolvulus nummularius and I use it as ground cover at the edges of my pond along with desmodium trifolium. These have a very beautiful flowers.

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Thanks for the note. 🙏

[@KathleenRenninger]

This answers my question! Thank you.

[@HooliganRusher]

Love your design love your content I do have a request if possible can you give some tips on how to prep driftwood for terrariums

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Thank you. You will find driftwood prep tips in this video. I will create a detailed video in the future. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6bVqa19e6-bnKs

[@baevictis]

I have only ever been able to collect small chunks of moss at a time, unlike the large sheet in this video, and so the only thing ive ever needed to wash off my moss has been the mud from underneath that comes up with the moss (as most moss i collect is growing on mud). Im not even entirely sure if jts necessary to wash such small amounts of mud off, is it? I end up breaking the moss apart even further when trying to wash it off, then it just looks like algae or seaweeed 😢

[@tummalanarendra271]

It always worth watching your videos always good. Can you suggest me any fertilizer dousing for Terrarium

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Thank you. I do not use in fertilisers in my terrestrial plant terrariums.

[@tummalanarendra271]

@@TheUrbanNemophilist is there any alternative for spring tails I did not find any where

[@katepanthera7265]

I have always read that moss doesn't need fertilizer, as it extracts the nutrients it needs from the air. Double-check me, though. A lot of places that sell supplies for terrarium and vivarium supplies will advertise 'special' fertilizer for sale that is supposedly good for moss, but i think it might just be a way for them to make money. Most sources I've read say no fertilizer is needed for moss. That kind of makes sense to me, as moss will grow on rocks not just soil. Also grows on decomposing trees (wood), so you could probably find a piece of tree bark to put the moss on in the terrarium, although I'm not sure how you would clean that to eliminate pests and bacteria.

[@jyothijagadish7885]

For how many days can we preserve moss in zip bags and where and how to store.for how long it can be stored in freezer

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

I have kept moss in zip bags for one to two weeks without any issues. Havent tried freezer. Should work for similar time periods i guess. You could try it out and let me know. Thanks.

[@MIsopods]

Can you either do a video, or talk about, what to do about pieces of moss that have would more or less embedded in the underside of it? Do you leave it? Remove some of it? All of it, leave it all?

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Sorry but I am not very clear on your query. Could you explain again.

[@MIsopods]

@@TheUrbanNemophilist no worries. So, some moss that I collect, maybe taken from a piece of rotting wood. And when I collect them, the wood on the bottom is more or less, in my own words, infused with the moss. And if I were to try to remove all of this wood, it starts to tear away at the moss itself. I apologize for my lack of clarity, thank you.

[@captainplanet17]

Where did you get the moss from? Site, store? Any information would be appreciated.

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

I bought it from a local aquascaping store called Airplant Planet.

[@terrascaping]

Can you please know me where did you find the sheet moss?? Did you buy it or collect it?

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Bought it from local aquascaping store

[@terrascaping]

@@TheUrbanNemophilist okay, thank you very much.... Actually I live in Kolkata and cannot find such moss here...

[@bbpadhi]

Very useful i got some recently

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Thanks

[@nandinidasgupta5538]

Meticulous ! 💚

[@hannahwacasey4900]

Can you use ash instead of charcoal? I don't live in an area that is okay to make charcoal and I don't have the budget to buy it. Thank you for all of your amazing information, time, and dedication !

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Thank you. No, ash might not work. You can skip charcoal if you don’t have it.

[@vinitamorrison3308]

Nice tutorial! What is RO water? The tiny fish net is very cute.

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Thank you. It is reverse osmosis water

[@vinitamorrison3308]

@@TheUrbanNemophilist Oh! thanks!

[@tetianadrohobetska3150]

Hey! I just collected icelandic grey moss and the issue is that it's full of spiders and maybe even ticks. I'm not sure how to remove them since washing doesn't help

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

One of the cons of collecting moss from the wild. I suggest you procure farm grown moss for your projects.

[@laliyadav2002]

How to get some different types of moss from you

[@sLife_-]

Thanks💚

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

You are welcome

[@SASUzLASU]

Hi, what's your shelving lighting? Can you provide the name of the lamps?

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Nothing fancy here. Basic led lights

[@DeepikaKhosla6]

Hi! Where do you source springtails from?

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

I source from the wild and even from my garden. More details in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/emeqqYJ6hbuYbas

[@eshaanhanchate1279]

Hey! Could I know where to find this kind of moss around Bengaluru?

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Local aquascaping stores.

[@eshaanhanchate1279]

@@TheUrbanNemophilist Thank you!

[@shaants4176]

Super ❤️

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Thanks

[@becreative5700]

Name of the moss plant please?

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Fissidens

[@rajarshiroy2267]

From where you buy moss

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Local aquascaping store

[@madaboutcrafts]

Where to buy moss from

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Aquarium or aquascaping stores

[@rebel1980warrior]

hi! Where do you get your moss from?

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Local aquascaping stores

[@Biodomebliss]

Can you mention some store names please. live in Bangalore too..

[@rahulbiyala8422]

From where u got this moss

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Local aquascaping store

[@watrgrl2]

Careful with the washing… you’ll wash out all the cute microscopic tardigrades (water bears) as they mostly live in mosses.

[@qWenzou]

They do? Didnt know that!

[@emilcesantos5779]

Hola, por qué no se te rompe siendo tan grande?

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

It can. It needs to be handled carefully

[@turbofan2317]

Is this moss minitaiwan aquarium bro ?

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

Fissidens terrestrial sheet

[@turbofan2317]

@@TheUrbanNemophilist thanh you

[@MenacingRabbit]

Can I add watered down hydrogen peroxide to kill off any insects and mold ?

[@TheUrbanNemophilist]

I would not use it