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title: "My first attempt at terrariums or forms of! I will take any advice!…"
description: "My first attempt at terrariums or forms of! I will take any advice! And how often do you water and do you leave a little bit of water below?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/JlZgmfitRxCDd44wsMWc-A/irarTan8TQC0YLn8Sei1I7"
community: "Terrarium Discoveries"
author: "MBS"
published: "2026-02-27T00:39:54.721791Z"
language: "en"
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# My first attempt at terrariums or forms of! I will take any advice!…

_Posted by MBS on 2026-02-27_

My first attempt at terrariums or forms of! I will take any advice! And how often do you water and do you leave a little bit of water below?

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## 1 comment

### FayteLumos commented on 2026-04-13

I don't know what your soil layers look like or if these have lids. But my terrariums are semi-closed (tropical plants, lids that don't seal) and I was watering when there was no more condensation on the glass. Then I noticed that I had a little layer of water in my bottom drainage layer, so I stopped watering and haven't put in anymore water since. I would just keep an eye on your drainage layer; if it has water, you don't need to add any more. And if it's dry, and you know when your plants tell you they're thirsty, give them a spray, but not so much that the leaves are still wet a couple hours later. (I hope that's helpful, I'm wishing you luck.)

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