Staghorn fern via Shutterstock
How did I miss this? I got in on the terrarium revival, but somehow, kokedama has been raging throughout the U.S. and U.K. unnoticed by me. Its also known as string gardening or moss ball gardening, and originated in Japan, receiving some innovative tweaking in the Netherlands.
Of course, Ive seen plenty of orchids growing this wayas well as some staghorn fernsat our botanical gar dens, but I had never considered it for my own house plants. Its a container-free method that wraps the roots in mud, moss, and string. It looks better than it sounds. You can pretty much do with any kind of plant.
The watering seems like a bit of a chore. They have to be soaked and then drained every once in a whilethe best way to gauge when they need water is by the weight.
It addresses some of the aesthetic issues of indoor gardening. I insist on houseplantsthey add beauty and help clean the airbut sometimes a houseplant can be too beholden to its pot. Its interesting to take the pots out of the equation. They still need to sit on something if theyre not hanging, but youre still getting more of the plantness of the plant.
Are any of you trying thisor have been doing it all along? Downsides?
Via: Going potless
