African Violets and Gesneriads: My First Terrarium & Other Chatter, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Kim ... You are too cute! You make me smile, that's for sure! Please DON'T even think about using the spaghnum moss ... if your plants are doing as well as they look, I would not change a thing! As someone on here said awhile back, what works for one person may not work for another! I never have to water the glass containers/terrariums that have a lid on them .... I guess there is enough moisture build up that they seem to do well without extra water. I DON'T use the charcoal in my terrariums either .... I did years ago but for some reason never seem to remember it anymore. I think in some situations it might be warranted but so far so good with mine not having it. I just put gravel in the bottom and my soil on top (I do mix in a lot of perlite) and then just stick the plants in! I know they would probably grow better and bloom more if I'd remember to fertilize them once in awhile. LOL. Maybe I should talk to them too? I usually talk to the cats and to the walls ..... wouldn't be any weirder talking to plants I guess! I sometimes have music playing when I'm working with plants ...... but it's usually my ipod with my headphones on so the plants can't hear it. Don't know if they'd like country music, or rock or even opera .... I have a lot of different stuff on my ipod! Maybe they would like some of it?

Here's my 10 gal Terrarium - I just keep sticking different stuff in there and when it gets too big I have to pull it out: