You have 2 house leek in there though, which needs way less water, different soil, and no humidity. They need so much light they need to be outside and are rarely happy as indoor plants. Luckily they can survive snow though! Hopefully you repot those before you kill them.
Thats the goal. I used a bio-char soil that I mix myself, a bunch of springtails and a lot of different live, shredded mosses mixed into the soil and some sheet moss on top
I love how they are called house leek but are the opposite, lol? But I did read this "These drought-tolerant plants thrive in sunny, well-drained locations, including rock gardens, containers, and even roofs, and are valued for their low-maintenance nature and ability to spread as groundcover."
Very cool concept but it probably will need some changes for long term appeal. If you would want to consider:
Having a way to safely deseal and reseal it would make occasional maintainance needed much easier.
Sempervivums, like someone said, need more light and generally I've never seen them used in terrariums. They also need much more varied temperatures for long term health. Not only they are going to die, they will look much worse for a long time before and after (etiolation, drying, rotting).
Fittonias grow quickly in good conditions, with enough moisture it will fill the ball covering everything else, leaves touching condensation on the walls may get rotting spots (although those will probably just be eaten by springtails), however of they use up moisture for their growth without you beeing able to replenish it, they may wilt and dry and that would't be decorative either.
Just different mosses might make it for a long time and look good so maybe focusing on those (I also wonder if it would be possible to grow one of miniature mashroom species there to complete 'foresty' look) or trurly miniature terrarium plants like micro sinningia or maybe instead some miniature carnivorous plants like pinguicula (these I haven't grown, so fact checking needed and they would probably lower springtails population) might make longer term decorative appeal with less maintanance easier.
Its the same as a sealed terrarium. I have bio-char and springtails in there, with a lot of moisture and moss. It's pretty much water-tight. Gonna let it run its course and see what happens
With peace & love, Sempervivum is like, a plant that absolutely will not work in here. They are shade intolerant and requires direct sun, they require lots of airflow, drainage, and warmth. As well as importantly winter dormancy.
Very cool!! I've been dying to make a little terrarium like this, it looks so fun. I'd love to make it functional like this, but I think I'd overthink the electrical part too much lol.
Really curious to see how it does after a couple months.
if it's sealed, you won't need to; a much more likely outcome with enclosed terrariums is too much water and needing it to evaporate out
I've had an old plastic dish from some takeout with moss growing in it for the past two or three years and I haven't had to water it a single time, and I doubt it has a better seal than this lamp does
I like your PLAMP!
Big day for me on reddit🥹 thank you
Any for sale???
Whoa oh black Betty, bamba plamp
Beautiful! :)
You have 2 house leek in there though, which needs way less water, different soil, and no humidity. They need so much light they need to be outside and are rarely happy as indoor plants. Luckily they can survive snow though! Hopefully you repot those before you kill them.
Well, I have it sealed off so I'll just let what happens happen. Itlk balance itself out eventually I guess
Are you interested in making them into terrarias? Maybe that would make the last years without needing to clean up.
Thats the goal. I used a bio-char soil that I mix myself, a bunch of springtails and a lot of different live, shredded mosses mixed into the soil and some sheet moss on top
Ah~ I know nothing about them and my only impressions are from YouTube where they all have some sort of isopod in there lol
Yeah id only do isopods on a bigger build. This thing is way too small
I love how they are called house leek but are the opposite, lol? But I did read this "These drought-tolerant plants thrive in sunny, well-drained locations, including rock gardens, containers, and even roofs, and are valued for their low-maintenance nature and ability to spread as groundcover."
Lol yeah house leek but keep out of the house!!
Looks cool! I've been wanting to make something similar after seeing self-contained bottles with plants.
Just don't look at OP's profile for more examples...NSFW warning, lol.
Sorry 😅
Not complaining at all, don't get me wrong. Totally enjoyed it.
Just thought I'd warn everyone else, in case they were somewhere public or at work.
Lol I'm at work, I appreciate it.
I hate that’s the first thing I did after reading it 🤣🤣🤣 and at work!!! I’m too curious for my own good 🤣🤣
Hehe, there are just some things you cannot resist.
Like checking the paint when you see a "wet paint" sign.
Hope you didn't get caught and get in trouble, haha.
Nah. Honestly I kinda had a hint based on her username 🫠 wasn’t my thing so it was only a mini peak 🤣
🫣
Where did you get the bases, are they just normal lamps?
I’ve seen a lamp just like it at Walmart before! There were different shapes too
Very cool concept but it probably will need some changes for long term appeal. If you would want to consider:
Having a way to safely deseal and reseal it would make occasional maintainance needed much easier.
Sempervivums, like someone said, need more light and generally I've never seen them used in terrariums. They also need much more varied temperatures for long term health. Not only they are going to die, they will look much worse for a long time before and after (etiolation, drying, rotting).
Fittonias grow quickly in good conditions, with enough moisture it will fill the ball covering everything else, leaves touching condensation on the walls may get rotting spots (although those will probably just be eaten by springtails), however of they use up moisture for their growth without you beeing able to replenish it, they may wilt and dry and that would't be decorative either.
Just different mosses might make it for a long time and look good so maybe focusing on those (I also wonder if it would be possible to grow one of miniature mashroom species there to complete 'foresty' look) or trurly miniature terrarium plants like micro sinningia or maybe instead some miniature carnivorous plants like pinguicula (these I haven't grown, so fact checking needed and they would probably lower springtails population) might make longer term decorative appeal with less maintanance easier.
Cool, but are those echeverias gonna be okay?
Maybe, maybe not. I had some extras so i tossed em in lol. The moss and the springtails will take care of it if they die
Moisture and electricity makes me feel anxious.
Theyre not even close to mixing. The wire is coated, run through a tube that runs through a second tube that is siliconed on both ends lol.
This looks awesome! But i have so many questions....is there a tutorial somewhere? How do you access it to care for it?
Its the same as a sealed terrarium. I have bio-char and springtails in there, with a lot of moisture and moss. It's pretty much water-tight. Gonna let it run its course and see what happens
gonna be interesting to see how the sempervivum adapts to the high humidity, the fittonia will be fine.
Also do you have it near a growlight or just the lampshade?
Looks pretty nice so far tho :)
Please post updates!
I cant 😅😅 someone offered me a buncha money for it so I caved and sold it to them. Good news tho! I now have money to make a bigger one! Lol
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I mean they werent going out of there way to sell it, someone saw it, and offered to buy it. I dont think its that deep
It's somebody i know, dingus.
And its not so much of an experiment. Ive been building terrariums and weird enclosures for years
Is there water on metal? If so, I feel like it would eventually corrode.
Its all covered in silicone except for the rod in the middle that the cable runs through.
FOR THE SCIENCE!!!!
Where to you get the base? 😍
That’s fabulous!
Right?! I wanna make a bigger one now
How do you keep them alive
With peace & love, Sempervivum is like, a plant that absolutely will not work in here. They are shade intolerant and requires direct sun, they require lots of airflow, drainage, and warmth. As well as importantly winter dormancy.
Well that’s frickin cool.
Wow, that's cool!
This is so cool.
Very nice!
Very cool!! I've been dying to make a little terrarium like this, it looks so fun. I'd love to make it functional like this, but I think I'd overthink the electrical part too much lol.
Really curious to see how it does after a couple months.
You’re blowing my mind right now!? Incredible! 🤯😍
This is really cool!
I love this!
This is amazing! How do you water it without damaging the lamp?
if it's sealed, you won't need to; a much more likely outcome with enclosed terrariums is too much water and needing it to evaporate out
I've had an old plastic dish from some takeout with moss growing in it for the past two or three years and I haven't had to water it a single time, and I doubt it has a better seal than this lamp does
Now I wanna have one too
wait ohmygod this is beautifully gagging 😍
Beautiful!!!
Looks incredible! I would love something like this in my home!
What a beautiful idea 👍
This is amazing Idea. I have two terrariums. I should try it out.
Cool. I love it.
Omg amazing
Best use of space and creativity!!
So pretty 😍
man people are so creative and cool. i can eat a lot of snacks in one sitting, i guess there’s that.
this is such a genius idea i’m obsessed how and where can i make it buy these!!!
It’s cute! But will it start to grow biofilm on the glass?
Probably! But thats all part of the fun
Ok, you’re talented! Go off!