Tim Harrison
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Posted the first image a while back elsewhere in the forum. At the time I was unsure where this scape was going, or whether it'd survive our ongoing home renovations. Because of this it's become a perpetual dry start or I guess more of a terrarium. It's gone through the good bad, and ugly. Especially the ugly, the glass was completely covered in green slime at one time; I was either too lazy or too busy to care.
Anyway, I kept the faith and continued spraying it with very dilute fertz and largely left it to its own devices. Although it's had a few native plants added and removed since, and one or two native mosses have found their way in.
i also had a whole load of anubias rot on me within the first few weeks. And I've swapped out most of the sand for Gucci substate. But despite all I think it's turned out okay, I intend to add more plants, especially epiphytes, soon. And eventually flood it.
As for the title, it reminded me of the eponymous climb I've done once or twice in the Dark Peak. It doesn't get much sun and is pretty wet in winter, and if no one has gardened it, it becomes covered in algae, mosses and ferns.
Just planted
Trying out local miniature ferns
Bare hardscape
With sand and soil
As it is now
Couple of close ups
FTS ish
Anyway, I kept the faith and continued spraying it with very dilute fertz and largely left it to its own devices. Although it's had a few native plants added and removed since, and one or two native mosses have found their way in.
i also had a whole load of anubias rot on me within the first few weeks. And I've swapped out most of the sand for Gucci substate. But despite all I think it's turned out okay, I intend to add more plants, especially epiphytes, soon. And eventually flood it.
As for the title, it reminded me of the eponymous climb I've done once or twice in the Dark Peak. It doesn't get much sun and is pretty wet in winter, and if no one has gardened it, it becomes covered in algae, mosses and ferns.
Just planted
Trying out local miniature ferns
Bare hardscape
With sand and soil
As it is now
Couple of close ups
FTS ish