Terrarium, or not terrarium

Today I’ve decided I’ll create a terrarium!! My uncle crafted a beautiful custom one for my mum many years ago, and it’s just been handed down to me.

S$o I’ve been googling what i need to know.. here’s a summary for me to refer to when I head off to the shops..

* Terrariums should never be grown in FULL sun!

Layers:

Bottom: at least an inch of pea gravel, pebbles or coarse sand.

Next: thin layer of activated charcoal

Next: thin cover of sphagnum moss

 Top: Soil – one part sand, one part humus, two parts soil

Then add landscape accents such as driftwood, stones etc to add interest, and then plant up!  I haven’t quite decided which plants I’ll use – I’ll take a look at what my local nursery offers. ..

Water little bit by little bit. A balanced terrarium should have a certain amount of moisture on the glass, but make sure there are no big droplets.

Generally terrariums shouldn’t need fertilizing, but if you notice they plants are malnourished, feed a quarter of the strength of all purpose house plant food.

All this is summarized from The Garden Helper 

So.. I’ll update this blog with my progress…