Crazy experiment with moss and kitchen scourer!

[Kimbubbley]

Hello!

I read a thread somewhere, cant remember where, that "epiweb" TYPE materials and the industrial scouring pads used on floor scrubbing machines seem pretty similar and that whoever wrote it was considering experimenting with scouring pad material to see if you could use it as a mount?

I havent seen an update to this as to whether it was tried or succeeded/failed... but it got me thinking

Could i use scouring pads as a back drop to my terrarium and us it to pin mounted mini-minis? So i bought some scourers and started experimenting!

First i wanted to be able to remove everything... primarily incase it was a total disaster! So instead of sticking it to the back with aquarium sealant or something i threaded it with kebab sticks the pics dont do it justice, it actually looks lovely lush and green and makes a nice backdrop.

Then with some GORGEOUS terrariums you pro's have put together, ive seen the epiweb seeded with moss, and i really like moss so while we were camping the other week i kept a look out and found a sheet of it lying around on a piece of fallen bark and brought it home.

First i carefully lifted some with a sharp knife and mounted it to orchid bark with fishing line (monofilament?) and its been sitting on my kitchen windowsill while i make sure its got no creepy crawlies, and watering it with Di water....

Seems ok and im impatient!... So today ive lifted some more gently with a sharp knife and sewed it with fishing line in patches onto the scourer

I dont know if it will 'take', i would suspect as it came from bark ive got more chance of it taking to the orchid bark chunks than the scourer! But i thought it might be an interesting experiment

If anyone has any moss info in general... like what to fertilize it with as i cant see it getting much nutrition from a scouring pad i would be very interested to know... or if anyone actually tried kitchen scourer as a mount for orchids?

byeeee!!!!