Here’s a list of plants that are great choices to grow inside terrariums, vivariums, orchidariums, and bottle gardens, I hope this information will help you, if you decide to set up your own indoor garden! If you are using coffee grounds, cool them first and mix them with your soil at a ratio of half and half.

You could also use a wide-topped bottle, or carboy, which are often available online or from car-boot sales. It looks like you have a bit of root on your plant, not just a cutting, but can you tell me more about light. To start, use a funnel to guide in a layer of small rock, pebbles, or sand to the depth of about 2 inches. Her interest in gardening stems from a keen desire to turn her simple slab of concrete into a lush urban oasis, complete with cosy-but-practical garden furniture and delicious edible plants. While browsing through the aisles of endless cool things at World Market, I came across this big ole jug with thick glass and a way cool asymmetrical shape.

Do not crowd the plants so to allow them space to grow and spread, also do not directly push them against the sides of the container.

It’s also best to avoid flowering plants in a closed terrarium, because each time you open it to remove faded blooms, the environment/balance will be disturbed. The Croton and Pilea have not grown at all, but this could be because it's cooler as we are getting close to Winter now. Leave the bottle top open for several weeks to reduce condensation and then seal it with a cork or suitable top.Image Right: A small bottle garden I created [in September 2020] using liverworts and moss collected on pavements and walls around Manchester City centre. Choose plants to suit the size of your container and they can live happily without water for many months. This bendy terrarium grabber tool thing was honestly essential (and has a surprising amount of dexterity). When you’re limited to a small balcony or patio (or perhaps no outdoor space at all), a miniature indoor garden is the perfect way to stay connected with the earth.

Before the plants go in, prepare for their success by building a healthy substrate for them to grow in. This means moisture loving subjects such as selaginella, the moss-like plant with flattened stems of thin, bright-green leaves. Plant choice and tool availability are more important with bottle terrariums than perhaps any other kind. You can use purchased potting soil or natural soil from a garden or park (if you don't have a lawn or garden).Thanks for sharing this with us, including your 5 month update (that's always helpful), and have a great day! And to keep the inside of the bottle tidy, use a long-handled paintbrush or a piece of paper towel attached to a dowel to wipe it clean. If the neck is large enough for you to get at least one of your hands inside, things are normally easy as you just need to carefully put one plant in at a time and then bury the root ball into the layer of compost you added previously. Finally it was really good that the amount supplied was just right for the size of my bottle garden.