Glass Jar Garden

Starter jar · medium

The Pocket jar terrarium in the simulator

Pocket jar

tiny moss jar

mediumSealedminijar

A medium sealed tiny moss jar in a minijar of 0.1 L, with 0 plants and 2 mosses.

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The container

Glass
minijar, 6 cm across, 7 cm tall, 0.1 L
Note
a spice jar sized world; small things dry out fast
Lid
Sealed

Layers, bottom to top

Stones and wood

Moss

Cleanup crew

Water and light

Water at build
10 ml, distilled or rain
Watering
mist only when no morning condensation
Light
2,500 lux, 10 h a day
Light source
bright shelf away from the window

How to make it

  1. Pour the layers, bottom to top: Aquarium gravel (0.8 cm), ABG mix (2 cm).
  2. Set the hardscape: Dragon stone.
  3. Lay the moss: Sheet moss over about 55% of the ground, Smaller white-moss over about 20% of the ground.
  4. Add the cleanup crew: 10 Temperate white springtail.
  5. Water with 10 ml (distilled or rain).
  6. Close the lid and give it 2,500 lux, 10 h a day: bright shelf away from the window.

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