No idea what to call this. Terrarium? Scaped planter? Weird glass box of mostly small plants with similar needs? Idk it’s 4 days old and I’m proud of it.
No idea what to call this. Terrarium? Scaped planter? Weird glass box of mostly small plants with similar needs? Idk it’s 4 days old and I’m proud of it.
I did something similar with a broken 10 gal. I trimmed it with some pieces of wood to avoid the sharp areas and let it go wild. I have to water/mist it regularly because it is open on top. The selaginella is winning😂
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If anyone is wondering about the specifics:
2.5g tank
Potting soil medium
2 layers of large gravel for drainage
24w white LED grow bulb
Aquarium decor hollow log stuffed with soil for plants to grow into
3 full size coleus cuttings (to grow up over the edges but pruned regularly)
2 dwarf Coleus to grow out of the log
Calissia repens Pink Panther growing out of the log and ground
String of Turtles to hopefully cover some ground and fill in a bit
Wood sorrel from my backyard because it’s cute and I like Oxalis in general
I really like the mix of colors and textures in here, I just hope everything grows in the way I want it to and the oxalis and big coleus don’t outgrow it like crazy. I figure they’re both hardy enough to aggressively cut back that it should be okay.
Would love to hear any feedback, critical or complimentary
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I did something similar with a broken 10 gal. I trimmed it with some pieces of wood to avoid the sharp areas and let it go wild. I have to water/mist it regularly because it is open on top. The selaginella is winning😂
If anyone is wondering about the specifics:
2.5g tank
Potting soil medium
2 layers of large gravel for drainage
24w white LED grow bulb
Aquarium decor hollow log stuffed with soil for plants to grow into
3 full size coleus cuttings (to grow up over the edges but pruned regularly)
2 dwarf Coleus to grow out of the log
Calissia repens Pink Panther growing out of the log and ground
String of Turtles to hopefully cover some ground and fill in a bit
Wood sorrel from my backyard because it’s cute and I like Oxalis in general
I really like the mix of colors and textures in here, I just hope everything grows in the way I want it to and the oxalis and big coleus don’t outgrow it like crazy. I figure they’re both hardy enough to aggressively cut back that it should be okay.
Would love to hear any feedback, critical or complimentary
It’s called a vivarium