Vegetable Gardens at Living Room

The term green house (house plants) might not be unique. In addition to many who have it (large and small), you might also have seen him sudaah. But what about the terrarium? A home for the natural plants that can grow and thrive is placed in the home where you can design it to be used as a miniature rain forest, desert ecosystems, vegetable gardens, etc. in your living room? It can only be realized with a terrarium.

Limited land is not a barrier to maintain and get pleasure from ornamental plants. Terrarium or vivarium into solution. Terrarium is able to present its own artistic value in glass bottles, which can not be found in plants that just put on a shelf stacking, in pots or even large gardens.


What is a Terrarium
Terrarium or vivarium is medium or containers made of glass or transparent plastic containing plants, which cater for a variety of needs, such as for research, methods of planting and decorating. It can be said that the terrarium is the most natural artificial biosphere because biological functions that occur in the terrarium was similar to that occurring in nature. So the terrarium can also be used as a mini biology lab.

Terrarium will display a miniature garden in a glass medium. Terrarium can simulate the actual conditions in the wild in the medium of glass. For example terarim can simulate desert ecosystems, desert ecosystems, tropical rain forest ecosystem and others.

First introduced in the UK terrarium. Beginning with a mini greenhouse in the United Kingdom and the nobility then terrarium became famous around the world, including in Indonesia.

Terrarium currently available, can be divided into 3 categories:

1. Open Air Terrarium, the terrarium with the top open or closed. To make the miniature plants, such media is the most easy to use and maintain. You can even make the plants in the terrarium decoration of this type in a very short time.
2. Closed Terrarium, terrarium is a tightly closed on all parts. The goal is to create a unique biosphere inside the terrarium. Terrarium is the most difficult to make and maintain. More challenges in making this type of terrarium. Some of the factors that should be of particular concern for a closed terrarium is a matter of the amount of water and proper lighting. Terrarium this type usually have a small upper to put plants and other materials inside the terrarium. Of course this can be a challenge.
3. Terrarium Animals, as the name implies, this type of terrarium used to put small animals for display. For example, lizards, iguanas, frogs, small turtles or snakes. The goal is to display the replica of the real world fauna in the wild by moving into an attractive glass media.

Type of Terrarium Plants
Given the media glass terrarium is limited in size and has a unique biosphere, the selection of plants that are put in the terrarium must also be right. Some plants commonly used in the terrarium, among others sansiviera, cactus, succulents and bromeliads.

How to Make a Terrarium
For starters, you can prepare some growing media and materials for decoration. Some of the media are required, among others (from the top):

• Sand zeolite
• Soil humus
• Spagnum moss
• Charcoal
• Rocks and sand

Then prepare the equipment that will be used to create a miniature garden in a terrarium. The equipment used is relatively easy to obtain and inexpensive, among others:

For a terrarium, you can use a small fish aquarium, large glass bowl, glass boxes, glass bottles or jars

• Mini spade for planting or spoon
• Tweezers (Set pin) or chopsticks
• Scissors
• Funnels made of plastic or paper funnel
• Spray plants (sprayer)
• Ceret watering
• Gauze
• Brush

After all the preparations are complete, it was time to make a terrarium. How to make a terrarium is as follows:

Wash glass media with hot and soapy water. Rinse and dry glass media.
Create a layer of rock or sand or other media at the bottom with a thickness of about 2-3 cm.
Add charcoal with a thickness of 1-2 cm.
With a spoon or mini scope, add media such as soil humus layer 5-8 cm thick. Make a little mound to beautify. If you are using akurium, you can elevate the mound on one side of the background.
Dig a small hole in the soil to plant roots
Take the plants that fit, then clean the roots from the soil. Cut off the damaged leaves. Place the plant in a small hole that had been dug up and cover the roots with soil.
If you use a glass aquarium or larger box, you can put some plants in a terrarium is. Place larger plants in the back.
Moisten the soil, but do not flush the excess. Simply wet the soil to be moist.
You can enhance it by adding stone terrarium, a miniature garden, even a small animal.
Place your terrarium in a location not exposed to direct sunlight.
Moisten the soil if it starts to look dry. For example, for succulent plants, you can flush every 5 days. For other types of plants that do not require much water, you can water it once a week.
Terrarium Maintenance Engineering
Terrarium can be put in the room for long periods without sunlight, by replacing the solar light with a special lamp. You can put the terrarium in the house, in your shelf, at the office or gallery. This will add to the uniqueness of the decor of the room and also add to the collection of indoor plants in your room.

Although it is easy, without a careful technique and media, terrarium can not last long. Without the proper care techniques terrarium, plants will languish because of damage to the water cycle. Splashing the plant or soil medium with water when it starts to look dry. Routinely do the watering once a week or less if needed. Cut the leaves begin to break down in order to stay beautiful plants in the terrarium.

What plants are also noteworthy. Do not place in areas exposed to direct sunlight as it can make the soil dry. If you also put a small animal in the terrarium, terrarium clean the inside of the animal waste and food scraps. Thus the terrarium you will still look attractive.

It's unique! miniature tropical rainforest, desert ecosystems, vegetable gardens, etc. is only possible with a terrarium.