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154 guides to choose, build and care for living things at home. From your first jar to a bonsai under glass, in plain English.
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How to create a closed terrarium, step by step
Container, drainage layers, substrate, plants and mosses: the complete tutorial for building a closed terrarium that almost looks after itself.
6 min readRead the guideGet started in 5 guides.
Read them in order: from choosing the glass to the first month.
- Closed or open terrarium: how to choose4 min read
- What size of terrarium should you choose to start with7 min read
- How to create a closed terrarium, step by step6 min read
- Terrarium lighting: choosing and setting up an LED lamp5 min read
- Acclimatising a new plant before you close the terrarium5 min read
Latest guides.
- Comparison5 min read
Advice6 min readMy terrarium smells bad: why, and what to do
Advice6 min readTerrarium too dry: the signs and how to rehydrate it
Species7 min readFittonia in a terrarium: the complete guide
Advice6 min readTerrarium too wet: how to save it
Advice6 min readMoss turning brown in a terrarium: the causes
Species6 min readFicus pumila in a terrarium: the complete guide
What the guide uses
Species6 min readPeperomia in a terrarium: the complete guide
Species5 min readSoleirolia in a terrarium: the complete guide
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The gear our guides recommend.
What the guides recommend, ready to ship in your parcel.
Ø 20 × H 22 cm · 5.5 L
5.0· 1 supplier reviewIn: How to create a closed…5.0(1 supplier review)Open desert
from€59.90Open · MOpen, size M
New kit, no reviews yetIn: Closed or open terrarium: how…New kit, no reviews yetRecycled glass, cork
In: What size of terrarium should…Recycled glass, cork
4.6· 29 supplier reviewsIn: Terrarium lighting: choosing…4.6(29 supplier reviews)For size L and XL terrariums
4.9· 60 supplier reviewsIn: Acclimatising a new plant…4.9(60 supplier reviews)Moss and light
from€60.90Closed · M · LEDClosed, size M, LED
4.8· 9 supplier reviewsIn: Cushion moss or sheet moss:…4.8(9 supplier reviews)
Something wrong?
What you see in the glass, and how to fix it. Pick the symptom.
Caring for a closed terrarium- White mouldFuzz on the soil or the wood: air it, remove it, let it dry.
- Constant condensationYou can no longer see the plants: too much water, open it a little.
- Yellow leavesToo much water, too much sun or a cramped plant: the three leads.
- Moss turning brownIt is drying out or suffocating: how to tell, and how to revive it.
Everything the guides use, in one parcel.
Six kits with the glass, live plants, soil and the assembly guide. From €59.90.
