Comments on: Plant it Right

By: Lisa Steinkopf

Lisa Steinkopf — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:27:43 +0000

In reply to Melanie Calderon. Hi Melanie, It isn't an air plant or related. It must have some kind of roots or it would have died long ago.

By: Melanie Calderon

Melanie Calderon — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 04:23:10 +0000

I’ve had a haworthia in moss for 7 years and it’s still thriving. I just wet the moss. There are absolutely no roots on this little thing leading me to believe it’s more closely related to an air plant.

By: Payton Black

Payton Black — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 21:48:56 +0000

In reply to houseplanthub.org. I’m so glad I saw this as I just bought one!! Thank you for the tips. I’m going to replant as soon as I’m home

By: Lisa Steinkopf

Lisa Steinkopf — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:12:59 +0000

In reply to Marcy miller. Can you email me a picture?

By: Marcy miller

Marcy miller — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 20:35:50 +0000

In reply to Marilyn.

So it a brave new approach it seems…I got a faux bamboo…its not a bamboo plant but they believe it is….it’s cemented into the container I can’t see anything…suggestions

By: houseplanthub.org

houseplanthub.org — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 04:08:56 +0000

In reply to Kwie. It is weird that the moss is only used on some of the plants, though. I just feel using soil would be better and I do drill a hole in every pot I use that doesn't have one. I want everyone to be successful with plants and a drainage hole is important, as is planting them in the right medium.

By: Kwie

Kwie — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:11:14 +0000

The moss is to prevent over-watering in the store. Most succulents that spend any time in a box store die from over-watering. Nurseries take those back and eat the loss. By putting these slow-growing, shade-tolerant, rather expensive Haworthias in plain moss, which holds very little water and allows lots of air flow, the nurseries substantially reduce losses from over-watering.

You can grow them that way for quite a long time. I would bet most people have more success with the moss medium than with soil because moss breathes much better and doesn’t support any perched water. All you need to do is be sure it doesn’t get too dry for too long, and maybe give it a wee bit of very dilute fertilizer now and then. The moss will eventually break down and need to be replaced, but other than that, it’s a perfectly good planting medium for such a rot-prone plant.

By: houseplanthub.org

houseplanthub.org — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 03:10:42 +0000

In reply to Robin W. I do love the live trends containers but was amazed to find some only planted in moss and I hate when there are no holes in pots. Most people overwater when there is no drainage hole. Sometimes they are already floating in water before they leave the store. I hope yours does well and thanks for the comments!

By: Robin W

Robin W — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:47:07 +0000

I am so thankful that I found this site. I received a live trends plant as a gift at Christmas a year ago. It has now outgrown the tiny magnetic pot. I had no clue what to do with my poor little plant because I’ve never seen anything like the contraption that it’s potted in. The designing trends care website was no help. Hopefully, now I can extract it with no harm and put it in a better set up. Thank you for the info!

By: Jason J

Jason J — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 23:59:21 +0000

I am glad I am not the only one who was concerned about the moss planting. I just bought two of these near their death beds on clearance and I wanted to keep them in their glass containers. I had assumed they were also going to be in small pot, just like the two mini violets I bought earlier also on clearance …get the idea I like clearance plants lol and I was shocked when the moss just wouldn’t lift off the top. I then pulled them out, and noticed their was no soil. Also attempting to peel off the moss, I finally seen a plug and then I noticed that other white fabric material. This was the most oddly planted novelty plant I had ever bought! I understood they could live like this for a bit, but I just couldn’t get over how hard the moss was packet into the container. I now have them in mini terracotta pots with actual soil until they start growing like weeds.