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How I Built a Thriving Terrarium (and Why I Didnāt Expect to Love It)
I didnāt expect to love my terrarium this muchā¦
By Rootbound Lauren
I really thought it would just be something smallā¦ something decorative.
But it didnāt stay that way for long.
It started in a small glass jar, and it grew so fast that I ended up moving it into a bigger one.
I got so excited about it that I even took small cuttings from the plants inside and made a smaller one for my nanaā¦ and now I already know Iām going to make one for my sister too. It just feels like something I canāt keep to myself. šæ
Itās honestly amazing how the plants thrive inside of it.
I have a mix of things in there... some kind of ivy, a lightning jewel orchid (which is definitely my favorite), a rainbow fern, and even a random little clover that used to be growing in one of my hoyas.
And somehowā¦ they all just work together.
A close up shot of the lightning jewel orchid (top) and the rainbow fern (below)
This has quickly become one of my favorite planty things to look at in my home.
I catch myself looking at it every single dayā¦ which kind of surprised me, because I never expected it to become my favorite thing.
And the wildest part about it is, if I tried to grow any of these plants out in normal house conditions, they would probably shrivel up and die.
But put them all together in a little enclosed space with some sphagnum mossā¦ and itās like a completely different world.
When I finally move into a bigger home one day, I already know I want to make a huge version of thisā¦ maybe even using one of those closed IKEA cabinets. It feels like a big project, but also something that would be so worth it. I actually got the idea from one of my favorite planty YouTubers, and itās been stuck in my head ever since.
Iāve seen some people use beneficial bugs in their terrariums to help control algae and things like thatā¦ but for mine, Iāve just been using charcoal chips, and itās been working really well to keep everything from getting moldy or gross inside.
Honestly, I barely have to do anything to it. I keep it in a bright spot, and I only mist it every once in a while.
Not sure what this is, I call it an ivy, but I think it's something else, regardless, it is growing so well it looks fake!
I didnāt realize how much I needed something like this.
I already had a home full of plantsā¦ and I love all of them for different reasons. But this just feels different.
It surprised me.
I didnāt expect it to turn into thisā¦
but Iām really glad it did šæ
If you wanted to create something like thisā¦
If youāve been thinking about making your own terrarium, itās honestly a lot simpler than I thought it would be.
This is a basic version of what I used:
I didnāt expect it to turn into what it didā¦ but this setup has worked really well for me.
If you've been wanting to try something like this, this is a good place to start.
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