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title: Woodland jar: a jar forest terrarium recipe
description: A medium sealed jar forest in a jar of 7.6 L, with 5 plants and 3 mosses. 2 gal jar Every layer, plant and moss, and the jar to open in the simulator.
url: https://glassjar.garden/starter-jars/woodland-jar/
---

Starter jar · medium

# Woodland jar
jar forest

medium · Sealed · Jar

A medium sealed jar forest in a jar of 7.6 L, with 5 plants and 3 mosses.

[Open this jar in the simulator](https://glassjar.garden/?starter=woodland_jar)

## The container

- Glass: Jar, 18 cm across, 30 cm tall, 7.6 L

- Note: 2 gal jar

- Lid: Sealed

## Layers, bottom to top

- [LECA (expanded clay)](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/leca/), 3 cm (0.76 L)
- [Substrate barrier mesh](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/mesh-barrier/)
- [Horticultural charcoal](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/horticultural-charcoal/), 0.5 cm (0.13 L)
- [ABG mix](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/abg-mix/) (1.91 L)
- [Leaf litter](https://glassjar.garden/guide/soils/leaf-litter/), 0.5 cm (0.13 L)

## Stones and wood

- [Spider wood](https://glassjar.garden/guide/hardscape/spider-wood/), about 20 cm
- 3 x [Dragon stone](https://glassjar.garden/guide/hardscape/dragon-stone/), about 6 cm

## Plants

- [Lemon button fern](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/nephrolepis-cordifolia-duffii/)
- [Peacock spikemoss](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/selaginella-uncinata/)
- [Creeping fig 'Minima'](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/ficus-pumila-minima/)
- 2 x [Nerve plant](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/fittonia-albivenis/)
- [Moon Valley pilea](https://glassjar.garden/guide/plants/pilea-involucrata-moon-valley/)

## Moss

- [Brocade moss](https://glassjar.garden/guide/moss/hypnum-imponens/), about 35% cover
- [Mood moss](https://glassjar.garden/guide/moss/dicranum-scoparium/), about 15% cover
- [Java moss](https://glassjar.garden/guide/moss/taxiphyllum-barbieri/), about 5% cover

## Cleanup crew

- 150 [Temperate white springtail](https://glassjar.garden/guide/critters/folsomia-candida/)

## Water and light

- Water at build: 660 ml, distilled or rain

- Watering: vent 1 h if glass fogged all day; trim creeping fig every 2 to 3 months

- Light: 4,000 lux, 12 h a day

- Light source: LED 20 to 30 cm above lid

## How to make it

- Pour the layers, bottom to top: LECA (expanded clay) (3 cm), Substrate barrier mesh, Horticultural charcoal (0.5 cm), ABG mix, Leaf litter (0.5 cm).
- Set the hardscape: Spider wood, 3 x Dragon stone.
- Plant Lemon button fern, Peacock spikemoss, Creeping fig 'Minima', 2 x Nerve plant, Moon Valley pilea.
- Lay the moss: Brocade moss over about 35% of the ground, Mood moss over about 15% of the ground, Java moss over about 5% of the ground.
- Add the cleanup crew: 150 Temperate white springtail.
- Water with 660 ml (distilled or rain).
- Close the lid and give it 4,000 lux, 12 h a day: LED 20 to 30 cm above lid.

## Based on

- [terrariumtribe.com/closed-terrarium-plants](https://terrariumtribe.com/closed-terrarium-plants/)
- [terrariumtribe.com/terrarium-care](https://terrariumtribe.com/terrarium-care/)

[Open this jar in the simulator](https://glassjar.garden/?starter=woodland_jar)

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