How To Make a Terrarium: An In-Depth Tutorial
If you’re new to terrarium making & don’t know where to start, this video is for you. In this step by step guide I’ll be showing you how to make a terrarium whilst covering everything you need to know, from the drainage, substrate, plants & much more! Making your own DIY mini ecosystem is a great way to re-connect with nature, if you haven’t made one yet you should definitely give it a go!
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Materials:
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Plants:
Cushion moss (Leucobryum Glaucum)
Fittonia
Peperomia Caperata
Peperomia sp
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Time stamps:
00:00 Choosing a container
1:52 making the drainage layer
3:02 Substrate barrier
3:47 Creating the substrate mix
5:37 Terrarium hardscape
7:00 Choosing the moss
8:57 Planting the plants
10:34 Adding springtails
11:02 Watering the terrarium
11:36 Lighting & general care
Music: your love, yung logos - lullaby, JVNA