I made a Mark 2 version of the jungle log finally for some mini phals. Did a few things different on this one.
Used 2 terracotta pots, glued rim to rim with the bottom cut out of one. Hoping double the surface area of pot will get more water to the moss.
Soaked the moss overnight to get it softer and possibly easier to work with. Helped a little but sort of fell apart but could have just the piece I was working with.
Made sure to really pack the medium inside the net pot. No empty gaps to ensure maximum water retention to the moss outside.
After assembly, I soaked the whole thing overnight again to really charge it with water.
Attached the plants today, one from my collection and one that I picked up from Aldi for $6 yesterday
I'm hoping these changes help. I haven't had major issues with the first one but I have to fill it almost every day and I'd like to avoid that.
We'll see how it goes!