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Watched a guy at the bar convince me to switch from sphagnum moss to leca for my terrarium
He was sitting there nursing a PBR and told me his closed terrarium had lasted 4 years without mold just by switching to leca balls as the drainage layer, so I finally gave it a shot last weekend, have any of you made the switch and regretted it?
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henry1011mo ago
Oh man, a PBR and terrarium advice... that's a combo you don't hear every day. I switched to leca once and my plants looked sad for like two months before I caved and went back to dirt. Hope that guy's beer was worth the gamble on your terrarium's future...
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uma3061mo ago
Yeah that "sad for like two months" line hit home. Swapping to leca was a mess for me too at first, but I gave it a solid season and finally got the hang of it once I added a wicking system to keep the roots moist. Now my plants actually do better in it than dirt, but man was that adjustment period rough.
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