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Making a zero cost terrarium in the garden (How to make a terrarium from your backyard)

Currently I am visiting my parents at my hometown and thought of building a terrarium using available materials and plants from the garden.
It worked out ZERO cost for me as everything used was available at home and in the garden and nothing was purchased separately for this project.
Hence the title of the video.
A couple of materials could not be used like activated carbon due to non-availability. Springtails were also not used in this project due to the same reason.
I hope this video inspires you to build your own terrarium with available materials and maybe incurring some minimal cost if not zero cost.

1 lit kitchen container used for the build
Gravel from backyard for drainage layer
Mix of garden soil, leaf litter, sand and coco fiber for substrate

Plants used:
Moss
Native Ferns
Boston Fern
Pellionia Repens
Coleus
Mazus Pumilus
Creeping Fig (Ficus Pumila)

Aerial roots of Ficus Microcarpa and bits of dry leaves used for detailing.

Timestamps-

0:00 - Intro
0:15 - The container
0:22 - Collecting the plants
1:56 - Collecting Moss
2:33 - Creating the drainage layer
2:44 - Preparing the substrate
3:08 - Collecting hardscape material
3:15 - Adding the substrate
3:33 - Creating the hardscape
4:06 - Planting the terrarium
4:41 - Adding the Moss
4:51 - Planting continued
5:18 - Adding the details
5:37 - Misting the terrarium
5:46 - Closing up
5:49 - Outro

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The urban nemophilist lives in the city but his heart and soul lives in the forest and wherever there is green.

The celebration of colours, the ambient sounds, the mystic scent and the fascinating wildlife that make up the forestlands and waterbodies of our earth is the elixir of his life.

The urban nemophilist attempts to capture all of this through his green art and sustainable gardening activities while his sketching and music sets up the mood for what is nature-appreciation at its best.

His goal is to create awareness on conservation of nature and wildlife through is art and sustainable initiatives.

Terrariums | Aquascapes | Dish Gardens | Bonsai | Gardening |Sketching | Music | Nature Walk
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