My latest hobby is building succulent terrariums. I love succulents because they are really hard to kill. You only need to water them every 2 weeks or so, and since they are in terrariums, they need less water. I got these cool glass terrariums at Chapters. They were 50% off and then I ran into my friend who had an employee discount for an additional 30%, so I got a great deal!
Materials:
- Glass container
- Succulents
- Cactus soil
- Rocks
- Activated charcoal
- Moss
You can find a glass container anywhere, but I always see neat ones at thrift stores. Succulents and cactus soil can be purchased at any home/hardware store with a garden section. The activated charcoal, rocks, and moss were purchased at the pet store. The charcoal & rocks can be found in the fish section and the moss in the reptiles section.
Instructions:
1. Put down a layer of rocks. Put a thinner layers in more shallow tanks. This will help with drainage.
2. Next, put down a thin layer of activated charcoal.
3. Add cactus soil, leaving dug out sections for planting the succulents.
4. Add moss, for decoration. This step is optional. Alternately, you can add rocks. If you really wanna get fancy, you can add figurines. I'm still looking for the perfect sized dinosaur to stick in one of the containers.
5. Water! Apparently you're supposed to fertilize your succulents during the summer months (May-September). And only water sparingly. I use a spray bottle. Succulents don't need much water and the terrariums are somewhat enclosed environments that trap moisture. Plants need air to grow, so every once in a while, I'll take the lid off the enclosed container.
