It's easy to see why the popularity of succulents has skyrocketed in recent years. The plants look modern and require little maintenance -- just several hours of sun and not too much water. To showcase their beauty at home, go beyond the terra-cotta pot with this display idea. Sprinkle an inch of cactus soil in a clean glass bottle. Divide the succulents into single-stem plantlets, each with roots. Using chopsticks, place the plantlets in the bottle one at a time. Use the chopsticks again to nestle each plantlet into the soil. Once the plants are situated, keep them indoors and out of direct sunlight. These desert plants require only a drop of water every two weeks or so. For more succulent display ideas, see our Modular Succulent Planters and Succulent Rock Garden.
Bottle Terrariums
Martha Stewart Living, June 2012
Great idea! One fun plant to grow in that would be a TickleMe Plant. You can easily grow a pet TickleMe Plant from seeds and watch how the leaves fold up like crazy when you Tickle them! Kids love this unusual pet like plant.
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I LOVE this idea - I have found that putting a small layer of charcoal on the bottom under the dirt really helps with the drainage and keeping the plant moist but not drenched if I happen to over-water it one day! I did some testing from this craft post with my own terrarium project on my blog....I would love to hear what you think !! Here's the link:
http://www.wickedjypsi.blogspot.com/2012/03/terrarium-time-2-mini-tutorial.html
What a wonderful idea! This would be a great way for us to have cat-proof house plants.
The environment in the bottle is not humid because the bottles are not sealed, Giving the plants a drop of water every two weeks, the succulents will stay happy for a long time if cared for properly. Succulents are the perfect plant for open terrariums. Google succulent terrariums. This is a hobby of mine.
Succulents won't survive very long in such a humid atmosphere. This should be a temporary table deco then plant your succulents in pots and be careful not to overwater.