Even if the terrarium is a almost autonomous ecosystem, summer is a delicate period where care must be taken more on him than the rest of the year.

Follow our 4 tips to keep your miniature garden alive for as long as possible .

As we all know, summer is a fairly delicate period for plants where they need to be monitored regularly! First of all because because of the high temperatures and heat, their need for watering will be more frequent and more numerous than in winter for example. For a terrarium it's quite different, they don't need to be watered more often.

Humidity is essential for a terrarium, however although it is necessary, too much humidity inside the terrarium could promote the appearance of mold and bacteria. To avoid this, it is important to ventilate your terrarium in order to stabilize.

Contrary to what one might think, the period when the terrarium will be most likely to emit condensation and humidity is in summer, mainly during the months of June, July and August.
We explain to you that strong heat inside the terrarium due, for example, to exposure near the window or to direct sunlight, can cause overheating of the jar which will result in a thick mist filling the jar to such an extent that you will no longer see your small plants.
If this is the case, don't panic! You will need to quickly open the terrarium for 2 to 3 hours until it stabilizes and until there is no more fogging.
So pay attention to the exhibition that we will tell you about just after.

Thanks to its ecosystem, the terrarium requires little maintenance, particularly with regard to watering. To make it quick, thanks to theambient humidity and the evapotranspiration of the plants in the jar (then transforming into fine droplets) to return to the earth, it replenishes itself.
So you are saying to yourself that before you go on vacation given the high temperatures, you need to increase the watering of your terrarium ?

Well the answer is not necessarily!
The indicator is not the temperature but the foam, indeed if you see that the foam is starting to lighten and become slightly yellowish, this is a sign that it is necessary water.
To do this, we advise you to do it little by little and sparingly, too much wateringcould harm your plants !
We prefer therefore a pipette or sprayer to be able to dose the quantity of water as best as possible and be able to adapt if necessary.As for plants, we obviously favor non-calcareous or rain water and we avoid tap water yes yes!
If this technique does not work and your moss is already yellow , it is not lost as a last resort, you can try the following tip:
- Get a bin or a large container
- Pour water up to half
- Take your moss out of the terrarium and immerse them in the tray / container
- Wait 30 minutes
- 2 possible solutions:

Either the moss becomes green again like before and it's a win!
Or it doesn't change color, and in this case you'll have to buy more moss to give your terrariuma makeover.

When we go on vacation we often tend to close the shutters and think that our plants will survive, big mistake! A terrarium like a plant needs a minimum of light to be able to develop, so do not deprive them of light.
On the contrary, it you should also not expose them near the window in direct sunlight, this could burn your small plants or cause overheating of the jar for the terrarium.
The most suitable exposure, even for going on vacation, remains a bright space but we advise you to keep your terrarium away from the window and place it in partial shade.
In terms of temperature, it is not very demanding because it can live between 15 and 25° degrees.