My First Terrarium Questions
Finally I'm ready to do my very first terrarium. I've got three small orchids to start with. A Macodes Petola, Aspidogyne Argentea and Pleurothallis Hamosa.
I ordered these plants online, they spent 3 days in the mail which is maybe worth mentioning that it is winter here and rather cold outside. The packaging was thin sheets of paper (the kind you put around plates or glasses or stuff that would break) and the bubble wrap around that. The sheets of paper were to be honest really wet. Ok, so I was a bit worried about the plants surviving this all. So I haven't repotted them into the terrarium yet, as I want them to have some time to get acclimatized first. I've had them for 3 days now. The temperature in my house is 68F (20C).
I am a little bit worried about the Macodes Petola as it looks as the leaves are curling a little bit. To be honest I really wanted to give this plant another try as I've had one once before but killed it. I do remember the curling leaves on the first plant too, however the problem I had with that one I think was keeping the soil too wet, because the poor plant rotted.
I do understand that Macodes Petola like warmer temperatures, and the other two are cool-intermediate. Am I right? And would this be a problem putting them together?
I do have a small heating mat, as you can see on the pictures but I have two plants on there at the moment, a Phalaenopsis Hieroglyphica and a Schilleriana. I am keeping these separate from other plants as they did have mealybugs, I've been treating them, but just to be sure. They have sustained some damage as you can see.
Ok so my final question is. How long should I wait to place the new miniature orchids in the terrarium? They're sort of in there, but I don't have the lid on so it's not covered yet and I haven't repotted them into that new medium, as you can see on the pictures.
By the way maybe good to mention that I've already got the springtails for the terrarium.
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