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Start with an attractive glass container.
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Pick plants that like high humidity.
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Pour charcoal into the bottom of your container.
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Charcoal acts as a filter,
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and keeps your terrarium from smelling "boggy."
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Add potting mix.
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Plant your selected plants into the mix.
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Firm them in.
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Victoria likes to use a group of three different plants.
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Use moss to cover the exposed mix.
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The moss makes the terrarium polished.
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Lush and lovely.
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Your terrarium will need very little maintenance.
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When the very top of the soil mix starts to look dry, a few squirts from a spay bottle should keep your terrarium moist.
1 comment:
Great how-to post! May I repost about it at my blog about terrariums?
http://www.thefernandmossery.com/
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