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title: Pitcher plant globe: a carnivore globe terrarium recipe
description: A hard sealed carnivore globe in a globe of 4.1 L, with 2 plants and 1 moss. a glass globe kept warm and wet for a lowland pitcher plant Every layer, plant...
url: https://glassjar.garden/starter-jars/pitcher-globe/
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Starter jar · hard

# Pitcher plant globe
carnivore globe

hard · Sealed · globe

A hard sealed carnivore globe in a globe of 4.1 L, with 2 plants and 1 moss.

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## The container

- Glass: globe, 20 cm across, 22 cm tall, 4.1 L

- Note: a glass globe kept warm and wet for a lowland pitcher plant

- Lid: Sealed

## Layers, bottom to top

- [LECA (expanded clay)](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/leca/), 2 cm (0.49 L)
- A mix of 50% [Sphagnum peat moss](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/peat-moss/), 50% [Perlite](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/perlite/), 5 cm (1.23 L)

## Plants

- [Flask-shaped pitcher plant](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/nepenthes-ampullaria/)
- [Cape sundew](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/drosera-capensis/)

## Moss

- [Red sphagnum](https://glassjar.garden/guide/moss/sphagnum-magellanicum/), about 45% cover

## Water and light

- Water at build: 550 ml, distilled or rain

- Watering: mist only when no morning condensation

- Light: 8,000 lux, 12 h a day

- Light source: small grow LED

## How to make it

- Pour the layers, bottom to top: LECA (expanded clay) (2 cm), a mix of 50% sphagnum peat moss, 50% perlite (5 cm).
- Plant Flask-shaped pitcher plant, Cape sundew.
- Lay the moss: Red sphagnum over about 45% of the ground.
- Water with 550 ml (distilled or rain).
- Close the lid and give it 8,000 lux, 12 h a day: small grow LED.

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