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Terrarium advice

Loveinapril · 2016-11-27 09:28:54

I have black fingers but really want to make a terrarium. I have a big glass bulb like bottle and a smaller cocktail bowl I would like to use. I bought a couple of succulents for them. Anything I look up online says I need a specisl type of moss and activated charcoal to build the terrarium. Any advice on where I could…

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27-11-2016 10:28am

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Loveinapril

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I have black fingers but really want to make a terrarium. I have a big glass bulb like bottle and a smaller cocktail bowl I would like to use. I bought a couple of succulents for them. Anything I look up online says I need a specisl type of moss and activated charcoal to build the terrarium. Any advice on where I could pick these up? I checked my local garden centre's website but they aren't listed.

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#2 27-11-2016 1:18pm
GrumpyMe

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For activated charcoal try petshops

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#3 30-11-2016 6:32pm
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Just checked a terrarium site and the moss appears to be the common sphagnum moss that you can find in pretty much any woodland, hedgerow etc.

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#4 30-11-2016 6:49pm
Loveinapril

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I did wonder if I could just scrape it off a wall somewhere, alright!

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