Hello!

I have bought a terrarium and the whole family loves it! The kids are mesmerised by the little garden living in a jar. I have one problem though – I don’t know how to look after it. Does anyone know how to care for a terrarium?

Posted by Harriet, 09/10/13

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  • Good question,l would also like to know as well!


  • Do not over water


  • Great! Really interesting comments read on this!


  • Didn’t it come with instructions? Google is greet. My dad had one, he kept it in our hothouse. I remember it needs to be in a humid setting, doesn’t need much watering and it was amazing watching the fly catching plants in action


  • Keep it on a windowsill, or in a glasshouse, and mist with water every second day.


  • Spray bottle of water and sunlight work well


  • Also; sometimes nurseries and similar places run free sessions on caring for plants; maybe worth investigating?


  • Spray bottle of water and sunlight.


  • yeah get a little spray bottle and a little bit of sunlight every now and then, depending on the plants or moss or whatever you have in it.


  • Terrariums are so much fun! and you will be happy to hear not too much trouble! its a self supporting system so all you really need to provide is water, buy a little spray bottle and mist it once a day but not so much that it is sodden! Depending on the plants you have it will need a little sunlight and eventually a little fertiliser!


  • usually you just spray them every few days with a fine mist spray bottle


  • Care for it as you would a pot plant. Give it sunlight, and water but not soaking wet soil.


  • not sure ;( i am hopeless with plants…


  • there are some good comments here


  • How did you go with it?


  • Hows the terrarium going now?


  • Hope it’s all going well 🙂


  • Thanks for the tips JROB71 – I have an old fish tank that everyone tells me would make a great terrarium


  • i hope it worked out well 🙂


  • I’d keep a spray bottle of water and give it a little spritz each day, just don’t over-water it


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