Lil has a real highland terrarium! :D

[mylesG]

woohoooo! looks like a christmas present in the seocnd to last pic XD

love your setup

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

I just looked, it's down to 66 degrees. Woo hoo, it's working!

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

Moar updates.

I was up early, and caught the thermometer reading 62 degrees. Success! All of the plants I moved into the terra. are doing very well and are plumping up. The humidity is still hovering between 85 and 95 percent.

I got some water lettuce, and I put it in the bottom of terra., for now. It looks nice.

U. quelchii

N. truncata Paisan HL

H. pulchella Akopan Tepui

N. spectabilis giant x aristolochioides

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

Updates!

U. longifolia on the branch, tucked under live Sphagnum.

N. "Gothica" leaning against the branch.

U. quelchii has hardly moved.

H. pulchella looking good.

Just.


For.


ToG.


A Burbeddy. N. burbidgae x edwardsiana

 

[That One Guy]

Looks great , Lil! Burbeddy looks happy. Keep up the good work, and you might yourself some new pitchers from it soon

 

[chibae]

great work Lil..can't wait to see some blooming orchids in there

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

Yep, those photos are already outdated. The D. sulcatum is still in the same spot, but I added a way-too-large D. obtusepalum and a piece of a NOID nobile Dendro to the back. I need to give it a pot soon-ish.

 

[mass]

.. so love the water lettuce underneath. You're truly an artist..

That reflective background is mesmerizing. Gonna have some psychedelic cp's pretty soon here.

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

LOL! I wanted Mylar, and that's what I had on hand. Well, and I love holographic stuff.

 

[Dexenthes]

Wow this is a really good start for your terrarium, already such a nice selection of plants. The U. quelchii looks so healthy, congrats.

Keep up the great growing.

 

[Kinjie]

Everything looks great Katie! I really dig the spect x arit.

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

I got a huge batch of various Sphagnum species from a friend yesterday. I made little shelves in the terrarium and stuck the moss on top. I'll have to swap the light fixtures to a better flood so that the light gets spread better, and it goes onto the moss. Here are some favorites.

Any mossy-thing experts? There are two strands of this green ribbon. Any clue what it is? I'd love to cultivate it and make more.

6/30/13 Update to add some background information.

This post was made the day after I lost my dear husband and soul companion. I was still in shock, and did not mention this at all in the post. Read up some here here: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/showthread.php?132786-Very-sad-day The plants will start to suffer as I struggle to retain sanity and some semblance of control.

Unable to afford even the gas to get to the hardware store, I used what was on hand when the flood light burned out, a CFL. For anyone that wants to know if a CFL will work: It won't. Trust me.

 

[mylesG]

your terrarium kicks some serious butt! i love it

 

[Keith]

Psychadellic! I love it Lil!

 

[Nepenthesis]

DAT SPHAG!

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

I can't keep the stupid hooks stuck, so while I think of something, the moss racks will be down, resting on pots. What a mess.

I got a Masdavalia today, and I stuck it right away into the terra. I think it's full now, pretty much.

I'm too lazy to go read the tag, so I'll just call it an orange Masda. with purple hairs.

 

[mass]

oh wow.. the new orchid is wild.
Your space is really coming together hun.

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

Thank ya, thank ya. I really should go to the hardware store and FIX the moss shelves. I'll also try to find a slightly higher wattage bulb.

 

[That One Guy]

Looks like paradise. Great job, Lil! :grin:

 

[mato]

Conditions must be ideal for the moss to look that nice. And I'm not sure about anyone else, but that kaleidoscopic wrapping paper makes me feel like I'm trapped in a time warp.