Thanks for the video. I will use this from now on. I have started doing terrariums after watching you. Two of my children have done terrariums too as part of their home school project now. I hope they'll take that as a hobby. It is very relaxing.
Great video! I am learning a lot from your videos! I am curious as to what type of sand is best for this mix. I imagine certain sands have an effect on the PH balance of the mix. Any tips would be helpful! About to assemble everything for my first terrarium
Good afternoon! Here in Brazil, the air is very humid. I think the mixture should be a little drier or am I wrong? I use vegetable land, coco peat, charcoal e sfagno. I love your channel!!!
Another question! I’ve purchased all the materials for this substrate mix. Now what is the proper way to store the left over mix. I purchased a decent amount and would like it to last for future projects! Thank you!
@@TheUrbanNemophilist Thank you so much for the response! Your videos have been extremely helpful! Definitely watched many of them multiple times each now! I really like your style of creating terrariums. Having seen other channels, yours just have a certain look to them that I would like to emulate!
I will be doing one on Isopods soon. Meanwhile you could watch these on springtails and other critters ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iInY-XMSALM.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D6GxODPVe7I.html
Thank you for sharing!!! To build a terrarium with this mix already containing activated charcoal, is it relevant to add anyway a small charcoal layer above the first layer (pouzzolane) ?
Hello, first of all i'd like to thank you for these videos that are very helpful as i'm a beginner in terrarium making. I started to use this substrate weeks ago for my terrariums as well as for my plant propagation boxes. The only difference is that I use coco fiber (not sure about the translation but I didn't found coco peat in my country) and douglas fir bark. However, I noticed that the bark tend to mold very quickly, but I don't know if it is indeed mold. When I look very close, I can see a very tiny layer of white or sometimes greenish color. It this normal ? It's been 3 weeks since i've made my propagation boxes and the plant seem fine.
Thank you. Coco peat and coco fiber are the same. So no worries. I suggest you use orchid bark or pine bark which is not really prone to mold. Other bark may have mold issues.
You can skip it if you do not have. You can add crushed lava rocks or pumice but it’s not an alternative to moss. However they are good for the soil mix.
Plan to make closed terrarium and Being in the Aquascaping hobby my knowledge and experience is limited to aquatic plants. Do u have a video for aquatic plant soil preparation or is it aqua soil and spring tails and that’s it and maybe gravel to raise the rear of the terrarium
I just made this, Couldn't find any pine/orchid bark.. & i used vermicompost instead of aqua soil, is that will be ok? & can i use a bit of Fungicide? So that it stays mold free!
Never used so no idea. You can give it a try but any non seasoned botanical may invite mold. Use horticultural grade charcoal or activated carbon. May not be same as used in cosmetics.
Hi! Love your videos! I'm trying to start my own terrarium but I can't find pine bark anywhere! Would there be a substitution for pine bark I could use? Would orchid bark be possible?
do you have a video on how to make a mixture from stuff you just have in your yard? I just wanna make something simple and not have to spend a whole bunch of money putting something together.
As coconuts are from the coastal areas, the coco peat and coco chips contain huge amount of sodium and potassium, so when we use them without buffering the calcium in the soil to a extent reacts with sodium and pottasium, thus less calcium is available to plant, so in buffer we do is before adding the peat or chips in substrate we soak them in calcium nitrate to reduce the sodium and potassium levels in peat, and this is the master trick used in hydroponics for great results, so do we need to do it for terrariums too?
@@mdshamsheeransari that is some great info. I have never done it. The substrate quantity is very less in a terrarium so not sure if it will have any positive impact.you could try it out and let me know the results. Thanks
Looks like your mix is turning putrid due to lack of aeration and build up of anaerobic bacteria. I suggest you prepare fresh soil mix for your terrarium.
Any sand will do? I only shop online and I'm a student I only save up a little amount of money and waiting for my scholarship. These are the only thing I can buy that is available on the online market is sphagnum, coco peat vermicast, and pine bark some are not in one shop activated charcoal, is way too expensive so I'm eyeing the activated carbon instead which is cheaper. Keep making videos it's an inspiration to me!
