Mini Homemade Terrariums
Last Saturday night was the perfect night for demolishing my friends garden. In our defence, her grandma let us. We made 6 mini succulent terrariums with soil, rocks, cacti, and succulents gathered from around the garden.
What you need:
- Jar or pot (I got mine from value village $2.00)
- Plastic spoon
- rocks
- soil
- succulents, cacti, moss
Where to get your supplies
We got our plants, rocks and soil from a friend's garden. If you are tearing your plants out of soil they have already been planted in, just pull gently. These types of plants have short roots and come out easily.
You could also buy your materials from Canadian tire, Walmart, Rona or Home Depot. Ikea has small cacti plants and succulents for $3 each.
Directions:
1. Layer your rocks and pebbles at the bottom of your jar
2. Top rocks off with a generous amount of soil
3.Use a plastic spoon to dig tiny holes for the roots of your plants
4. cover the roots with soil until completely buried
5. If the soil is dry, water your terrarium and you're done!
Terrarium care:
2. Top rocks off with a generous amount of soil
3.Use a plastic spoon to dig tiny holes for the roots of your plants
4. cover the roots with soil until completely buried
5. If the soil is dry, water your terrarium and you're done!
Terrarium care:
- Water your terrarium about once every 2 weeks or if the soil feels dry
- Keep in indirect sunlight
- Keeping it clean is crucial for healthy growth, so pick out any dead plants
- For more info click here
I'm very happy with how they turned out! There lots of fun terrarium ideas floating around Pinterest. I've seen them inside christmas ornaments, fish bowls, and lightbulbs. Here are some of my favourites:
I especially like the little necklace terrariums (top right).
If you made a terrarium of your own, let me know how it went!
