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title: "This spring I added a cork to this terrarium and the fern finally…"
description: "This spring I added a cork to this terrarium and the fern finally started thriving. It's kind of a jungle now. Should I remove some of it?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JlZgmfitRxCDd44wsMWc-A/RhzykhHL1lb5IKodocboZp"
community: "Terrarium Discoveries"
author: "Marie"
published: "2025-08-10T07:45:58.936111Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cu-iVqero0XbFIa6HY91lLwdsfqfLdkUpnw2RnLV0uI/gHDK35v9TLy5vGgPstohVw.webp?size=large"
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# This spring I added a cork to this terrarium and the fern finally…

_Posted by Marie on 2025-08-10_

This spring I added a cork to this terrarium and the fern finally started thriving. It's kind of a jungle now. Should I remove some of it?

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## 2 comments

### talia commented on 2025-08-10

yeah you can trim it

### Marie commented on 2025-09-28

Update: I trimmed all the ferns, more light for my biophytum sensitivum.

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