I should have done this a lot earlier during lock-down when I was absolutely bored out of my mind. The Hubs and I tried our hand on doing our first terrarium during one of our anniversaries and I had fun ordering him around. (Yes, as a pregnant lady, my family is very uncomfortable with me touching soil and doing any form of gardening so I used the Hub's hands to build our first ever terrarium.)
This is the A-Grade Premium DIY Terrarium Kit from Masons Home Decor. At around S$110 after sales, you get quite a bit of gardening tools. I had a choice of a giant glass pot or a hanging pot, 4 succelents and got my handy set of mini tools and spray bottle. I even had some ornaments to decorate my terrarium should I choose to.
Funny thought, when I first saw the bags of different soils, they looked really so much like grandola bits. Guess, I must have been too hungry. It was not very difficult to make our choice. We couldn't pick the floating pot because our house wasn't ready yet so decided to save it for later. So gigantic glass pot it was. The pot was actually big enough to put all 4 succulents.
But between me and you, the Hubs and I didn't have the greenest thumb so we were also petrified that all 4 would die at one go, so we decided to do a 2-by-2 - one representing myself and the other representing him. Hehe. The mini tools came in very handy because otherwise I wouldn't have been able to participate. Tip: Be prepared, wear your own gloves if you are doing it!
The kit came with a set of instructions. It is quite simple and intuitive though I wouldn't say I follow through exactly :P I am just not a person who follows instructions. Basically you just have to put the biggest rocks in and pile in the smaller grains. After that, you have to mix it up a little. I don't think we did that very well cos after that we had a bit of problems placing the plants in the soil snuggly.
If you are wondering why this woman's terrarium looks like it has additional plants one, I actualy tried to transfer some plants from my Farm Florist's bouquet over. Yup, I like some of the plants a lot and thought maybe, just maybe I can graft them and grow them :P
Here are some of my leftover tools! As of now, I am tendering each plant with a lot of care because I am basically the only one stuck at home and some days it can get really lonely. So a plant like this to let me shower some attention too is awesome. I just hope I don't over-waeter them and kill them instead.
If you are afraid of messes like my Mum, I can assure you this kit is very fuss-free. Unless you have a slippery hand and spill your soil etc., it is basically pouring into the glass pot! Personally, I still find joy in building my own terrarium even though it may not look the best. But if you are a perfectionist, you can get the ready-made terrariums. With my new home also on its way, I have to admit I am very excited about my own little home garden. Will share about it later maybe in Q4. Hopefully, these babies survive till then *fingers crossed*
