TIL my closed terrariums were basically drowning

I kept losing ferns in my big jar setup and my friend in Portland said, "Claire, you're watering a sealed box." I pulled the cork for a day and everything perked right up. How often do you guys actually open yours?

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andrew9162mo agoMost Upvoted

Oh man, my buddy did the same thing.

wilson.emma2mo ago

But honestly andrew916, your buddy probably had a good reason for it. Sometimes you gotta break the rules to get stuff done, right? The system is set up to stop people, but that just makes it slow for everyone. I bet your friend found a faster way and it worked out fine. People get too hung up on following every tiny step.

mason_ward1mo ago

Funny timing on this. My buddy Dan tried the whole closed terrarium thing a few years back and turned his into a little swamp. He used a big pickle jar and sealed it up tight with some moss and a baby fern. After a week the glass was fogged up so bad you couldn't even see inside. He finally cracked it open and said the smell was like old gym socks and wet dog rolled into one. Had to dump the whole thing and start over.