Christmas moss wall, how long before it actually fills in the bare patches?
Mesh wall on the back of my 20 long has been going about six weeks and it's still patchy in the lower half. Pic below of where it is now. Light is moderate, no CO2, I dose a little all-in-one weekly. Is this just a patience thing or should I be tying more moss on in the gaps? Never tried a wall this size so no idea what normal looks like.
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Six weeks is still early for a full wall. I'd tuck small pieces into the bare spots rather than wait, it spreads way faster when it has something touching the mesh already.
Agree, and keep flow gentle there. Moss that gets blasted by an outlet tends to stay thin on that side.
how gentle is gentle though? my outlet is a spray bar pointed at the glass and i've never been sure if that counts as blasting it
Spray bar aimed at the glass is usually fine, it's the direct jet hitting the mesh that thins it out. If you can see the moss waving hard, turn it down or angle it away.
Tucked a few small pieces into the bare spots on my wall last month and the gaps closed up faster than the rest of it. Worth a try, mossboss.
Another thing that helps on a mesh wall is a light trim every few weeks once it starts filling. It pushes the moss to branch sideways instead of growing long and thin, so the gaps close faster.
Good point, I've been avoiding trimming because it looks so sparse already. Will try it on the upper half first and see how it reacts.
does the trimming thing work on a small piece too or do you need it to be pretty full first? mine is a little golf ball on a rock
Wait until it's got some length to it, a couple of inches of growth at least. Trimming a tiny piece just sets it back, you want enough that the cut tips can branch.
Update on mine: the small pieces I tucked in are about half grown into the gaps now. Wedging them under the mesh helps them stay put until they attach.
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