Bottle Gardens

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So, being a closed terrarium (or at least a humid container), you’ll be wanting plants of a tropical nature.

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This last stage should be done carefully, so you don’t damage your plants. Use a small, clean paintbrush to dust grit off the leaves. A wide funnel, rolled up paper, long handled bottle garden tools, drainage stones, granulated charcoal, terrarium compost, plants, narrow spout watering can, tepid water. Once considered you need to think about their ability to live with one another in a cohesive way. Your chosen plants need to be reasonably slow growing so not to take over the others, they will all need similar light and water requirements. For example you don't want a traditional type of cactus mixed with a moisture loving Peace Lily. If you did this, the cactus would demand drier conditions than the Peace Lilly could live with and inevitably one of them will die as their needs cannot be balanced. Our AttemptAn enclosed and balanced bottle garden may not need water again for several months, but it’s a good idea to keep an eye on it until that state of equilibrium is developed. It’s natural for some droplets of water to condense and run down the insides of the bottle, but if you notice that the entire inside is dripping, then it might be time to remove the lid or cork for a while to let the excess moisture escape. To prevent disease or fungal growth in your bottle garden, be sure to remove any dying leaves or plants right away. And to keep the inside of the bottle tidy, use a long-handled paintbrush or a piece of paper towel attached to a dowel to wipe it clean. Let’s Get Started Finally, introduce the plants. You'll need very few and they must be tiny specimens - unless it's an enormous receptacle. Little ferns such as indoor maidenhair or Adiantum, small varieties of Tradescantia and baby plants of Chlorophytum will all establish easily. Miniature trailers such as 'Mind-your-own-business' (Soleirolia) will also flourish. If you’re planting a terrarium of any size, don’t miss my step-by-step guide for how to plant up a bottle garden or terrarium, the article I wrote showing how I built my Orchidarium, my article explaining my design for my Rainforest Terrarium, or the article I wrote about how I set up my Tall Orchidarium. 1