Make a Simple Terrarium

To make your plant in a jar, you will need a large glass jar with a closable lid, such as the gallon pickle jars used in restaurants and delis. You will also need pea gravel, potting soil (not garden soil) and a few small houseplants. Good choices are English Ivy, African Violets, Rubber Plants, Prayer Plants, and Jade Plants.

Clean your jar thoroughly. Remove the label by soaking it in hot water for a few minutes so that it is easier to peel off. Pour two inches of pea gravel into the bottom of the jar. Pour four inches of potting soil into the jar on top of the gravel.

Now, you are ready to plant your jar. Carefully take your plants out of their pots and look at the roots. If your plant is root-bound (This is a term that means the roots are starting to grow up and are wrapping around the plant's other roots,) gently tug the roots loose so that they will be in a position to easily grow into the soil. Make a hole in the soil and carefully place your plant in the hole. Firm the soil around the plant.

Next, carefully water the plant until the soil is settled. Stop watering once the soil is moistened, since over-watering could cause rotting. If you pour the water too quickly, you can end up splashing soil on the sides of the jar. If the jar does get a bit dirty, you can wipe the soil off with a damp cloth.

Once the plant’s leaves have dried off, close the lid of the terrarium. If the container is properly moistened, the plant will not need to be watered frequently. In fact, I haven’t needed to open my terrarium and water my plant for over a year. Since the terrarium will be closed, don’t place it in direct light or it can overheat and actually cook the plant.
To make your plant in a jar, you will need a large glass jar with a closable lid, such as the gallon pickle jars used in restaurants and delis. You will also need pea gravel, potting soil (not garden soil) and a few small houseplants. Good choices are English Ivy, African Violets, Rubber Plants, Prayer Plants, and Jade Plants.

Clean your jar thoroughly. Remove the label by soaking it in hot water for a few minutes so that it is easier to peel off. Pour two inches of pea gravel into the bottom of the jar. Pour four inches of potting soil into the jar on top of the gravel.

Now, you are ready to plant your jar. Carefully take your plants out of their pots and look at the roots. If your plant is root-bound (This is a term that means the roots are starting to grow up and are wrapping around the plant's other roots,) gently tug the roots loose so that they will be in a position to easily grow into the soil. Make a hole in the soil and carefully place your plant in the hole. Firm the soil around the plant.

Next, carefully water the plant until the soil is settled. Stop watering once the soil is moistened, since over-watering could cause rotting. If you pour the water too quickly, you can end up splashing soil on the sides of the jar. If the jar does get a bit dirty, you can wipe the soil off with a damp cloth.

Once the plant’s leaves have dried off, close the lid of the terrarium. If the container is properly moistened, the plant will not need to be watered frequently. In fact, I haven’t needed to open my terrarium and water my plant for over a year. Since the terrarium will be closed, don’t place it in direct light or it can overheat and actually cook the plant.

Strawberries in S'pore?!?

Cool..saw this in the nursery in Jurong West. Can't believe it is strawberries growing! Wonder will it really grow under such weather/climate. It is really HOT these days..I can't live without air-conditioning!

Adenium Gift from dad

My dad saw my plant botak, hence he gotta me another one. hahha

Adenium seeding repotted

Not sure if you can spot the seedling or not. One in each paper pot. :P

Mulberries collection

Collected 2 session on SAT and SUN:

Total about 30s from the 2 days session and my son was having fun plucking if off from the plant. This time round the fruits are bigger thanks to the fertilizers at work.

This is how it looks a week before (25 Apr 2009).

Adenium Pruning

My OLD time Adenium have been with me as long as I married into the LEONG family and due to the recent craze over adenium via the forum, i took the dare to prun all off.
This is how it looks like now:

After 1 week of pruning and manage to see some growth.

African Violet

These days most time back in AMK, in fact like 4 days a week. Hence, now thinking of growing plant in office again.
Gotta a purple african violet and at the same time trying to propograte some using the leaves.