Building a Plant Terrarium

Terrariums are enclosed areas in which we can simulate the conditions of a tropical environment, meaning, high humidity, warm and constant temperature. These variables allow to grow tropical plants that otherwise would be impossible in an outside garden. When building a terrarium, the following advices must be taken into consideration.

In order to make a terrarium, the containers we could use are:

• Terrariums already manufactured for this purpose that can be found in many stores
• Fish Tanks and Fishbowls
• A cristal or plastic box
• Glass cans that are often used in the kitchen
  

Crystal is far better that plastic in order to setup a terrarium
Inside the terrarium you could simulate miniature landscapes, from woods to tropical forests. You could include water, small animals.

How to build a terrarium

1. If you use an aquarium, it will be much cheaper
2. A low power fan must be installed to avoid mildew growing
   
3. We have to buy some special fluorescent tubes for plants for the the terrarium lightning
   
4. The ground will be filled with susbstrate and gravel
5. It's advisable to put some vegetable carbon in the bottom of the terrarium to avoid rottening
   

Terrarium Maintenance and Care

1. Place the terrarium in an area where it doesn't receive direct sunlight
2. The fish tank cover must be open at least once a day to help ventilating the terrarium
3. To keep the terrarium with a high humidity level, it has to be sprayed very often

I will be posting more in detail on how to set up a terrarium