My latest project: an 8 gallon glass bubble bowl for jewels and begonias. Really low tech, I used black lava rock for drainage (it wicks a little, which means I should be able to fill the reservoir and leave for a vacation), fiberglass window screen, and then ABG mix (the gold standard for terrestrial vivariums, nice and airy and holds up well in wet conditions). I will be covering it at night to raise humidity until there is thicker plant growth, then
misting it in the morning as necessary and leaving it open for the day. It looks like humidity right at the ABG level is about 60%, which is pretty good given the usual 20-30% ambient humidity in my house.
Here's my intended plant list. Some of these need to grow out more in my paludarium before I can take cuttings, so I will be planting it slowly:
Anoectochilus roxburghii (dark leaves with copper veins)
Anoectochilus roxburghii (emerald green leaves with single silvery midrib)
Begonia baik
Begonia metachroa
Dossinia marmorata var. Dayii
Macodes petola
Marcgravia sp. Azreal - maybe
Selaginella picta
Hoping to get a
Malaxis metallica and
Begonia sp. Julau in future, I'll see how well this set fills it in.
Currently it's just
Begonia metachroa,
Begonia baik and the emerald variation of
Anoectochilus roxburghii.
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Jewel Orchid & Begonia Glass Bubble
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