Things You Need to Make Terrariums

Here is a list of the materials needed to make a terrarium:

• • Transparent Terrarium Container
    Terrariums can be made with glass or plastic jars. Or with fish bowls, aquarium tanks, or other transparent vessels. Even soda bottles! The container must be transparent and not tinted, so it lets enough sun in.
  • Drainage Material
    Gravel, or pebbles, or glass beads, or Terra-lite. This is for the drainage layer, which absorbs excess water. Drainage is essential for maintaining plant health. If the soil becomes saturated with water, it can become a medium for fungi or harmful bacteria that rots the roots.
  • Activated Charcoal
    Activated charcoal help terrariums fresh by absorbing gases and chemicals that could otherwise harm plants. Beware that you should NOT use barbecue charcoal since it usually contains chemicals that can harm plants.
  • Funnel
    A plastic funnel with an adequately wide opening or a one made with sturdy paper or some other material. Using a funnel to pour materials into terrarium containers helps keep the terrarium walls clean.
  • Mesh Or Screen
    The mesh prevents soil from shifting into drainage layers below. Many materials, cut to size can serve this function –spaghum moss, or muslin, or cheesecloth, or nylon screen, or gauze, or landscape fabric, or iberglass drapery fabric, or sheer drapery, or even pantyhose, or some other improvised material.
  • Activated charcoal
  • Terrarium Soils
    Standard potting mix usually is fine for terrariums but some kinds of terrariums may require particular soil mixes.

Materials Needed to Build Terrariums

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