I saw a "bottled garden" in another website, and -after some investigation- decided to give it a go. Apparently, (if everything goes well) the ferns will create their own microclimate and grow without me having to water them. So I got everything I needed (which I already had at home) and this is the result. Let's see what happens - I planted it on Sunday, and so far the little plants look healthy.
First of all this looks interesting. I like your project but have some questions. what is the medium you used on the bottom of the glass and what kind of fern did you plant? fav.
@bruni The medium on the bottom is called "expanded clay pebbles" or "hydroton"; the idea is that any extra water goes there and it doesn't "flood" the regular soil. I've seen some people use regular pebbles, but I had these at home. The ferns are a Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) on the right, and a Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium Trichomanes) on the right. They are both "babies" of the ferns I had at home. In fact, I don't think the kind of fern is important, I was just told to use plants with no flowers and which enjoy a very high humidity, because there is quite a lot of condensation in the bottle, so I thought ferns would be happy there. Let's hope they are.
February 6th, 2020
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