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Last year I laid out cardboard to clear the underlying grass and weeds. This year I tilled that up and flattened the earth, added about 1.5" (3.81 cm) of levelling sand and tamped that down to compact it. On top of the sand I did a layer of pine bark mulch to doubly prevent weeds and promote moss growth between the stones (moss likes acidic surfaces). I think I'll put some more mulch and sand down and sweep it into the cracks when I have the rocks all fitted together a little tighter.
"..about 3.81 cm" is amusingly contradictory - that's an oddly specific measurement. Still, I genuinely appreciate you doing the conversion for us.
Good catch! haha
I refuse to believe that OP was not down there with a ruler and magnifying glass to ensure accuracy.
This got me laughing way more than it should
I’m going to try mulching between our stones to promote moss growth
My partner has been collecting rocks and we’ve been building fun garden rock paths.
I wanted to use cedar for the smell but it seems the oils in cedar prevent moss growth. Pine does double duty in weed prevention and raising acidity. You could use sphagnum moss but that might end up encouraging mold.
Of course one could trest it like a terrarium/paludarium and put springtails in your greenhouse.
Uh-oh. I might have just added a lot more work to my plate. We were already planning on a container pond but maybe now we'll make it a full on mini-ecosystem in there.
GIANT ISOPOD TERRARIUM
Want.
Nice
Thanks. We'll see in a year or so how well my plan works.