jharless said:
Jeremy, what brand of foam did you use? i was shy about using expanding foam because i didn't know which brands were toxic.
re: mounting to cork, i was thinking about mounting the plants to a small piece of cork, then mounting that to the cork background. good plan?
also, what does "LFS" mean? i'm kinda new to this.
cheers!
I am sorry....I misunderstood your first question. First, LFS stands for long fiber sphagnum moss. Second, the brand of foam that most people use is called Great Stuff and is made by DOW...get it at home depot or lowes. OK, about mounting plants to cork, lots of people have there own methods. Jeremy made a comment about the lighting, saying that everyones' different input was confusiong him...that is because there is no one way to do things...everyone has his/her own method that works...same for ff culturing, backgrounds, water features, lighting, etc.
My method for mounting plants to cork is to first wrap LFS around the roots or base to retain moisture. Then, I take a piece of stiff wire( I use electric fence wire, get it in electric department at home depot), and I make a "staple" out of it. I then put it around the base and push the ends into the cork with pliers. After some time and the plant has rooted into the cork, I remove the staple. Like I said, there are many different methods, this is just mine. Just be creative.
Hope this helps,