Bottle Garden
Back in the sixties my Mother had a bottle garden in a large glass Carboy.
She had it for many years and never had to water, feed or maintain it. I managed to buy a carboy for a fiver at the local car boot sale and now hope to recreate the bottle garden. Does anyone have any suggestions for suitable plants? Or any tips (other than forgetting the bottle garden and making booze in it....) |
Bottle Garden
"Peter Goddard" wrote in message
... Back in the sixties my Mother had a bottle garden in a large glass Carboy. She had it for many years and never had to water, feed or maintain it. I managed to buy a carboy for a fiver at the local car boot sale and now hope to recreate the bottle garden. Does anyone have any suggestions for suitable plants? Or any tips (other than forgetting the bottle garden and making booze in it....) I didn't have much luck with my terrarium but I do remember you need to mix plenty of charcoal into the compost to stop all the recycled water getting stagnant. Martin |
Bottle Garden
"Peter Goddard" wrote in message
... Back in the sixties my Mother had a bottle garden in a large glass Carboy. She had it for many years and never had to water, feed or maintain it. I managed to buy a carboy for a fiver at the local car boot sale and now hope to recreate the bottle garden. Does anyone have any suggestions for suitable plants? Or any tips (other than forgetting the bottle garden and making booze in it....) I didn't have much luck with my terrarium but I do remember you need to mix plenty of charcoal into the compost to stop all the recycled water getting stagnant. Martin |
Bottle Garden
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from "Peter Goddard" contains these words: Back in the sixties my Mother had a bottle garden in a large glass Carboy. She had it for many years and never had to water, feed or maintain it. I managed to buy a carboy for a fiver at the local car boot sale and now hope to recreate the bottle garden. Does anyone have any suggestions for suitable plants? Or any tips (other than forgetting the bottle garden and making booze in it....) Be very careful when choosing. Many plants are sold as 'dwarf' when they have just been treated with a growth-inhibiting hormone. Once free of it and away they go! Probably the best bet would be some small alpines. My guess anyway. I use my two carboys for - guess what? Hic! -- Frère Jaques They knocked the Bell down and erected a charade of pops. |
Bottle Garden
Peter Goddard wrote in message ... Back in the sixties my Mother had a bottle garden in a large glass Carboy. She had it for many years and never had to water, feed or maintain it. I managed to buy a carboy for a fiver at the local car boot sale and now hope to recreate the bottle garden. Does anyone have any suggestions for suitable plants? Or any tips (other than forgetting the bottle garden and making booze in it....) Probably better to choose foliage plants rather than flowering ones, I seem to remember that peperomia and marantas are often used., you also need to ensure that it gets plenty of light, and that the plants will be happy in a very humid atmosphere. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
Bottle Garden
Peter Goddard wrote in message ... Back in the sixties my Mother had a bottle garden in a large glass Carboy. She had it for many years and never had to water, feed or maintain it. I managed to buy a carboy for a fiver at the local car boot sale and now hope to recreate the bottle garden. Does anyone have any suggestions for suitable plants? Or any tips (other than forgetting the bottle garden and making booze in it....) Probably better to choose foliage plants rather than flowering ones, I seem to remember that peperomia and marantas are often used., you also need to ensure that it gets plenty of light, and that the plants will be happy in a very humid atmosphere. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
Bottle Garden
Peter Goddard wrote in message ...
Back in the sixties my Mother had a bottle garden in a large glass Carboy. She had it for many years and never had to water, feed or maintain it. I managed to buy a carboy for a fiver at the local car boot sale and now hope to recreate the bottle garden. Does anyone have any suggestions for suitable plants? Or any tips (other than forgetting the bottle garden and making booze in it....) I've found my trusty houseplant book from the 1970s which has a chapter on bottle gardens. It gives long lists of plants for terraria, broken down into tropical, woodland/temperate and bog terraria. The list for tropical is: asparagus densiflorus sprengeri; begonia boweri; chamaedorea elegans; chlorophytum bichetii; cissus antartica; cordyline terminalis lilliput; dizygotheca elegantissima; ficus pumila; fittonia verschaffeltii; maranta leuconeura; nephrolepsis exaltata; pepeomia; pellionia; pellaea rotundifolia; pilea; podocarpus macrophyluss; saintpaulia; saxifraga stolonifera; selaginella; and syngonium. If you need the common names, it lists those alongside the Latin. Also gives loads of tips, soil mixtures, etc. Give me a shout if you need more. Regards, |
Bottle Garden
"Janice" wrote in message ... I've found my trusty houseplant book from the 1970s which has a chapter on bottle gardens. It gives long lists of plants for terraria, broken down into tropical, woodland/temperate and bog terraria. The list for tropical is: asparagus densiflorus sprengeri; begonia boweri; chamaedorea elegans; chlorophytum bichetii; cissus antartica; cordyline terminalis lilliput; dizygotheca elegantissima; ficus pumila; fittonia verschaffeltii; maranta leuconeura; nephrolepsis exaltata; pepeomia; pellionia; pellaea rotundifolia; pilea; podocarpus macrophyluss; saintpaulia; saxifraga stolonifera; selaginella; and syngonium. If you need the common names, it lists those alongside the Latin. Also gives loads of tips, soil mixtures, etc. Give me a shout if you need more. WOW! Thank you so much for taking the trouble to post this list - now to seek out more info and suppliers. Regards Peter |
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