6个月前

Anybody Alive And Growing Anything?

Photo of my biggest terrarium for attention. Things are less colourful currently; this is from about a year ago. I always enjoy my terrarium the most in February with the green contrasting with the Canadian winter. It’s especially white and snowy this week.

Houseplants @mander.xyz

Snowstorm @lemmy.ca

6个月前

Show Me Anything Green You Are Proud Of

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God that's beautiful! What's the maintenance like for a terrarium like this?
- Water once every two-three weeks then nothing more to do but enjoy the view. It’s expensive to set up but then light and water are automated on a simple timer. Underneath is a clean water bucket, a Mistking pump and a bucket to collect excess water. Then a simple aquarium timer control the light and ventilation. I should clean the glass once a month but usually do it less often.
  
  How much did it cost you to set up?
Niiice. I love ferns but they are tough to grow indoors in my climate because of the dry air. How much energy does this beast consume? Is it heated or only lit?
- No heating at all for the terrarium, a few watts for two fans (silent low power fans like those inside computers) a few watts for the light. Probably a very low total electricity consumption and in my case with the room needing heating 50-60 % of the year, from cheap hydroelectric electricity, very little is lost. The room temperature is 21 to 25 depending on the Sunlight and plants have stable condition and high humidity.

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