Name: A SIMPLE TERRARIUM WITH BULB!!
Uploaded: 2017-09-13T03:43:10.000Z
Duration: 5 min 23 s
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Hi guys, welcome to another video of mine
on this really cool channel diy channel videoeppo,

where we get to make something and we have
fun

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Now let’s move in to this video where we
will be making a terrarium

For those who don’t know a terrarium is

a sealed transparent globe or similar container
in which plants are grown.

To make this we will be using a lighbulb as
container.

Sounds interesting right…
so let’s do it

The best part of making a terrarium is , the materials can be obtained for free from your backyard

and what you really need would then
be a little bit patience.

I have some blown out light bulbs, which I
had collected earlier

For those who are only familiar with cfl and
led bulbs, a bulb no longer works if its fused

A blown up bulb can be identified if the filament
inside is not connected or hanging loose.

This is a good one and this here is a blown
out one

For the contents inside the terrarium
I started by collecting tiny stones which

would be the base of the terrarium and act
as a drain.

While I was doing so I spotted really small
snails, just the size of my finger nails and

I also collected some mud from near a tree
which had a collection of dead and decaying

Dry twigs could be a good, both aesthetically
and add to the ecosystem of the terrarium.

Tree barks add nice texture and contains nutrients
for the vegetation to grow.

A scoop of sand from my yard and some fertile
soil from the top layer made way into my collection

Overall, I had collected some gravel, sand,
mud, dead seeds ,leaves and twigs.

Now ,it was time to look for the vegetation.

I collected some moss, which I found near water
pipes and under leaking water tanks.

They tend grow where they find shade and adequate
moisture.They look beautiful already.

Let’s not get distracted here and continue
with our terrarium and this video too !!

I also collected some kinds of mushrooms,
wild plants and some tiny grass varieties

While I was digging and look for these things,
I found this strange thing that looked like

If anybody can tell what it could have been
used for, I would be happy.

Now let’s get back into the workshop and
make the terrarium

The bulb needs to be emptied from its contents
but before that,

The drill was of less use because the bulb
was sealed with a glass like material too.

At this point it good to clean and dispose
these broken glass pieces safely .

You need to be gentle and delicate at every
stage or…the bulb could break

Once done, the inside of the bulb was cleaned
with a piece of tissue rolled on a barbecue skew.

To fill the contents in the bulb a small funnel
should be apt.

Or a small paper can be rolled to suit the
purposes.

I don’t have tweezers so I made one with
Popsicle sticks and rubber band

Before you start ,remember that a terrarium
is a micro ecosystem.

You need to imitate what you would find in
nature.

Therefore the bottom layer would be tiny rocks
or gravel

These act as a drain and a tiny water reservoir
where water gets collected

I went a little overboard, but you don’t
need as much

Next would be some fertile soil suitable for
plant growth.

The soil is being levelled as per the choice
on how I need to arrange it

Using a barbeque skew the vegetation was placed
The moss, followed by some mushrooms, twigs,

barks and some tiny plants inside the terrarium
Once I was happy with what I was seeing...

It was time to add a few drops of water to keep the whole environment moist.

To seal the bulb, the end of a brush was apt.

It was cut to make a cork sort of a thing
for the bulb.

It’s a must to be gentle not press too hard
at all times.

There would be a hole once the holder clip
is removed.

It was drilled and a clip made out of cycle
spokes was inserted.

To make stand for the terrarium, the handy
coat hanger finds another use.

It was bent into a u shape and at one of its end a hook was made to hang the bulb

For the base a 2 inch by 2 inch wood piece was used.

At though the hot glue was not so sticky, it severed as a grip

The bark was nailed to the wood piece later.

The excess of the bark was cut using a cutter and

resulting in this unfinished wooden log look

A hole was drilled for the coat hanger stand

and it was snugly fit and a dab of super glue was added for added strength.

I wanted to stop here ,but thought of covering the aluminium stand to match the theme

This brings an end to our terrarium project

The left over plants were planted in another container which could be used later.

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