How to Make Terrariums by Will Kalif

Author:Will Kalif [Kalif, Will]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kalif Publishing
Published: 2016-07-11T22:00:00+00:00

At this point you can put down your optional layer of activated charcoal. A thin layer of one half inch is quite good.

Next put your layer of soil. I used a funnel to slowly pour it into the jug. Let it form a nice cone right in the middle of the jug. This will help to keep the glass of the jug nice and clean. Once you have enough soil in the jug you can then gently spread it out and even it with a tool. This method of pouring a cone of soil then spreading it out will keep the glass clean.

At any point during the making of the terrarium you can always attach a piece of paper towel to a coat hanger and use that to reach inside and clean soil and sphagnum off the sides of the jug.'

Note that Once your terrarium is completed and sealed you don’t want to clean moisture off the glass! It will fog up on the inside glass but that is a good thing. It is how the water will cycle through the terrarium – keeping it happy for a long period of time. You would wipe it only if it is overwatered and you want to reduce the water.

Next I used pliers and a hammer to break up the lava rocks into pieces small enough to fit through the mouth of the jug.

Arrange them in a way that is pleasing to look at. I created a hill of them off-centered in the jug. Pay particular attention to the various colors. I leaned toward using mostly pinkish rocks.

Next, use a dowel or some other long tool to create a hole for your first plant. I don’t have a picture of that but make the hole pretty deep so you will easily be able to put the plant ball root right in there.

Now use a grabber tool, or the coat hanger bent into a hoop to force the plant through the mouth of the jug and right into the hole you made in the soil.

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