Starter jar · medium
Bottle garden
bottle garden
mediumSealedDemijohn
A medium sealed bottle garden in a demijohn of 20 L, with 4 plants and 1 moss.
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The container
- Glass
- Demijohn, 30 cm across, 38 cm tall, 20 L
- Note
- a demijohn: narrow neck means tools and pre-rooted plants
- Lid
- Sealed
Layers, bottom to top
- Horticultural sand, 2 cm (1.23 L)
- River pebbles, 3 cm (1.85 L)
- Horticultural charcoal, 1 cm (0.62 L)
- Peat-based soilless mix, 8 cm (4.93 L)
Plants
Moss
- Common feather-moss, about 30% cover
Cleanup crew
Water and light
- Water at build
- 1950 ml, rain or distilled
- Watering
- sealed for years; open 1 to 2 times a year to prune and wipe glass
- Light
- 3,000 lux, 12 h a day
- Light source
- east window
How to make it
- Pour the layers, bottom to top: Horticultural sand (2 cm), River pebbles (3 cm), Horticultural charcoal (1 cm), Peat-based soilless mix (8 cm).
- Plant 2 x Wandering dude, Bird's nest fern (dwarf), Creeping fig, Baby's tears.
- Lay the moss: Common feather-moss over about 30% of the ground.
- Add the cleanup crew: 150 Temperate white springtail.
- Water with 1950 ml (rain or distilled).
- Close the lid and give it 3,000 lux, 12 h a day: east window.
Based on
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_garden
- builds shared on r/terrariums