Specialty Gardening: Setting up my first terrarium, 1 by Wvdaisy

Wvdaisy wrote:
Well, this isn't really a progress photo but the plants do look like they have perked up a bit since I brought them home from HD. I haven't watered them at all, as a matter of fact the one Rex Begonia I found drowning in a non drain pot I pulled out of the terrarium today to let it dry out. I think it will survive if the rest of the plant doesn't succumb(sp?)to rot as part of it did before I liberated it. It has a tiny new leaf popping out. This pic was taken at almost 4PM, the window faces east NE. Once the trees leaf out this spring it won't get as much direct sun. It gets just a little morning sun as it is. I do have flourescents(sp?)I can put on them if need be. First want to see if natural light will be enough for it...don't want to overdue. I may go ahead and set the artificial lights up just to extend the daylight to 14hrs, think I have an extra time around here somewhere. Hope to get the 55 gal out of storage this weekend and finish the terrarium out properly. Hmmm, I could use the 33 gal for just propogation with just stone in the bottom. I have bunches of tiny clay pots I bought for a garden craft I never did ;~) If I could just find room to set it! LOL 800 sq ft is just not enough room!

Lana