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Snow days always inspire some interesting projects. We’ve built a snow fort and a snowman. We’ve completed puzzles and painted canvases. And last week we made closed terrariums out of plastic water bottles for my daughter’s Venus flytrap.
I checked her closed terrarium Friday morning and noticed mold growing on top of the nutrient gel her Venus flytrap was growing in, which meant it was past time to transplant it
With nowhere to go in all the snow, we started brainstorming what we could use to transplant the small starter plant. I had some leftover Jiffy peat pellets from last spring’s seed starter kit that I bought for my vegetable garden, so we used those for our growing medium. We decided to use plastic water bottles to create closed terrariums to put the peat pellets and Venus flytraps in because these plants love moisture and humidity and the shape of most plastic bottles works well.
Small closed terrariums made from plastic water bottles would work well for any starter plants, tree seedlings or even to start seeds for your vegetable garden in, using the peat pellets. They are translucent and clear to allow plenty of light to reach the plants. They hold in plenty of moisture. They also allow you to control air circulation by removing the lid periodically or poking holes in the cap or sides.
The process for modifying a plastic water bottle to set up a closed terrarium is simple and can be done with minimal supplies.
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