by Patrick Grubbs | Jun 19, 2019 | Terrarium Guides
Before you start building or even planning your terrarium, you need to make the most important decision of the whole process. Should you make a sealed terrarium or an unsealed terrarium? Your choice will have far-reaching implications (at least as far as your...
by Patrick Grubbs | Jan 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
The short answer is: Yes. The longer answer is: Eh, mostly. If you want to be technical, nothing is really self-sustaining. In the end, entropy will win every time… but that’s a nihilistic way to look at things. It’s entirely possible to create a terrarium that lasts...
by Patrick Grubbs | Nov 19, 2018 | Terrarium Guides
A terrarium is a window into a biome; a slice of nature you can keep on your desk. It’s a dynamic, growing, and changing ecosystem that’s self-contained and self-perpetuating. A terrarium is also a jar of dirt and some weeds. Depends on how you look at it....
by Patrick Grubbs | Sep 21, 2018 | Reviews, Shop
The Bloomify Orchid Terrarium is a sealed terrarium containing a single orchid and a nutrient gel. It’s in a jar 3 inch sealed with a removable cork. The orchid plant can survive for more than a year without any intervention if placed in filtered light....
by Patrick Grubbs | Jan 3, 2018 | Reviews
This Water Garden is a good example of a simple aquaponic system. “Aquaponics” is a combination of two words: aquaculture (farming fish) and hydroponics (farming plants in water). Aquaponics is an ancient practice – Japanese rice farmers used to keep...
