Closed ecosystem

For the last 40 years it has been completely sealed from the outside world. The indoor variety of spiderworts (or Tradescantia, to give the plant species its scientific Latin name) within has thrived, filling its globular bottle home with healthy foliage. The bottle garden has created its own miniature ecosystem. Despite being cut off from the outside world, because it is still absorbing light it can photosynthesise, the process by which plants convert sunlight into the energy they need to…

If you're looking for all of the fun of an aquarium without any of the work or mess, then a closed aquatic ecosystem may be right for you! They don't need any food, cleaning, or anything other than enough sunlight. They're also super...

A List Of Insects You Can Add To Your Closed Terrarium. A bioactive terrarium is a complete ecosystem so you can add different insects to it to make it more attractive. Now you think about which insects can easily live in your closed terrarium. Here is a list of insects for you. You can choose insects according to your choice.

In a beautiful example of a closed but functional ecosystem, David Latimer has grown a garden sealed inside of a giant glass bottle that he has only opened once since he started it almost 54 years ago. He placed some compost and a quarter pint of water into a 10-gallon glass carboy and inserted a spiderwort sprout using wires. In 1972, he opened the garden again to add a bit of water. With that one exception, the garden has remained totally sealed – all it needs is plenty of sunlight!

A terrarium is a beautiful way of decorating your house with plants. In a terrarium, you will create a favorable environment for your plants. There…

The top 8 plants for closed terrariums - #terrariums #GrowOrganic

I love succulents, cacti and air plants and this is the reason why I learned all about Closed Terrariums! I own quite a collection of miniature succulents, and while I was researching and exploring options to build an Open Terrarium, I came across the Closed…