Create your own terrarium tropical or offer this kit to your loved ones who have a green thumb. An easy, fun and relaxing workshop to do at home, to have your personalized plant ecosystem.

In this video, we show you through this tutorial the 6 steps to follow to make a terrarium accompanied by some advice.
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The equipment needed to make your terrarium :

- A glass jar of approximately 25cm in diameter and 30cm in height.
- A cork stopper.
- A ficus, an asparagus, a fittonia, ivy, among others others.
- A small box containing ball moss, sphagnum moss, 3 sachets of decorative gravel, our potting soil and pozzolanne.
- 2 design and maintenance guides to help you best in creating your terrarium.

The 6 steps to follow to achieve your terrarium.

We start by making the soil of terrarium, for this step, you will need the following elements: pozzolan, sphagnum moss, potting soil.

Step 1: Pozzolan

• To prevent water from stagnating at the bottom of the terrarium, pour a layer of pozzolan (volcanic rock, it's the red packet) evenly on the bottom of the container.

Step 2: Sphagnum

• Make a moss ball with sphagnum moss (dehydrated moss), its role is to absorb as much moisture as possible. Then place it in the center of the pozzolan.

Step 3: Soil La Green Touch

• Pour half of the potting soil and don't forget to pack it down!

After the soil, the next step is the plants

Step 4: Plants
Little tip: Think carefully about the fact that a terrarium will be admired from the front and not from above, so be careful where you want to place your plants. For just 1 plant, place it in the center, creating a hill for more volume. For a 2, 3 or 4 plant kit, place the largest plant at the back and the smallest at the front.

• Dig a hole where you want to accommodate your plants. The leaves of your plants should not touch the walls of the jar.
• Put out your first plant, turn your pot over then tap lightly on it.
• Then, remove as much soil as possible from around the roots; they must be clearly visible.
• All you have to do is plant, packing the soil well to stabilize them.

Bonus: For fittonias, it is advisable to divide them to best arrange your miniature garden.

Step 5: Ball foam

• Take the foam ball out of its packaging. Rub gently to remove exterior residue. It is strongly recommended to divide it and not put everything if you do not want your terrarium to be too busy.

The most important thing is to press well when planting the moss so that it can get moisture from the soil.

Step 6: Decoration

• Cover the remaining soil with decorative minerals as desired.Give way to your imagination!

Bonus: Using a brush, press along the walls of the jar to make it more uniform and clean. :)

Tips for maintaining your terrarium

After completion, open your terrarium for 24 hours while it acclimatizes to its new environment. The terrarium can take up to 1 month to stabilize, which is why it is important to monitor its evolution.

Location: Choose a bright space without a heat source. Do not expose it to direct sunlight as this could burn the plants.
Watering: Spray once a week if terrarium is open if closed about 1 to 3 waterings per year only. Watering is done when the moss begins to thin out.
Condensation:If yourterrarium has a lot of condensation, do not hesitate to water it open for 2 to 3 hours until it stabilizes.
Maintenance:Prune your plants when the leaves begin to touch the walls of the jar.

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