New terrariums!
 

Hi everyone!

I haven't posted in a while, too busy starting school for the semester. But I finally have something to show! I bought a few glass containers at a Goodwill store to make terrariums, so of course I had to buy new plants to fill them, right?! :biggrin:

The first is actually an aquarium that my parents bought for me years ago to turn into a terrarium, which no matter how well I cleaned before planting always sprouted bright yellow mushrooms. :roll: This go-round it's being used to house various plants, mostly orchids, that need higher humidity, but they are staying in their separate pots for the foreseeable future. So far they all seem to love it. Many are starts from my summer internship that are still establishing.
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The next isn't an orchid, obviously. It's an Episcia 'Silver Skies' which fishmommy inadvertantly caused me to drool over and buy. ;) But I also got this amazing selection of Macodes petola (heavier veining than usual) to go in the jar next to it, so now I have silver and gold!
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Now for my somewhat risky experiment: I bought a bicolored Dendrobium cuthbertsonii and then thought it would look good in the last glass jar. I bought some epiweb, formed a tower, planted a tiny fern, a creeping peperomia, and some selaginella in the bottom, then put part of the cuthbertsonii on the epiweb along with a seedling Sophronitis coccinea and an unknown Dichaea that was sent to me by mistake, but was worth a try anyway.

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This is way too cool ! You gave me an idea on how to repot my baby Ghost orchids...

Super cool! I especially like what you have done with the cookie jars, and I like the Epiweb tower.

Bud, you've peaked my curiosity. What are you planning?

Thanks Cody! I just hope the chids like their new homes!

Evan, the ghost orchid likes a stagnant and no wind moist environment...since they are tiny 2 inches barely 6 months out of flask(they are in a bed of moss inside a brandy sniffer on my window sill)...I will give them the environment that they have in the swamps of Florida...in fact I am ordering some water from the swamp in soFlorida where they are found...and those large jars with moss will just be perfect(I dont know if I should cover it?)

Really cool!

Very cool, I would think you might want a few holes in the top of the cookie jar to let fresh air in. The plants will probably need some air exchange. Good luck with your experiment.

Thanks everyone!

Bud, as Wjs2nd said to me, I would think some air exchange would be beneficial. Sounds like an interesting experiment!

I know my main risk with my large jar is lack of air circulation, which I may improve with a small computer fan. For now I'm just keeping the lid slightly off to allow some air exchange.

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Joann

That makes me want to go out and make some like that for the office! LOVE the idea!