Eternal terrarium from an ordinary light bulb.

Many of you have indoor plants at home that are pleasing to the eye, serve as decorations for the interior and supply you with oxygen. There are an incredibly large number of species of such plants and also many ways to grow and maintain them.

Today we will construct a self-sufficient ecosystem that does not require self-care and will good decoration for your interior or an original gift.

florarium, plant terrarium- a special closed container made of glass or other transparent materials and intended for the maintenance and cultivation of plants. A certain air humidity and temperature are created inside, which contributes to the creation of an environment for the normal development and existence of plants. Florariums appeared in the middle of the 19th century. The first plants that began to be used in florariums were various types of ferns.

As follows from the description, we need a closed glass container. Can be used glass jars, medical flasks, bottles, in general, any vessel that closes hermetically without problems. Entering the search query " closed ecosystem", I found interesting option, which uses an ordinary incandescent light bulb, and a bunch of material how, without damaging the glass, disassemble it and plant plants there. This option seemed to me quite interesting and easy to assemble, so I decided to try it.

And so, what we need to create our miniature ecosystem:

1) Small stones for drainage and stones for composition
2) Sand
3) Fertile soil
4) Different kinds moss
5) Bark, small branches for composition
6) Stone or driftwood for the platform
7) Incandescent light bulb
8) Two-component adhesive or hot melt adhesive
9) Pliers
10) Flat screwdriver
11) Tweezers
12) Syringe
13) Water
14) Paper

After a short walk through the forest and the outskirts of the city, I found all the material I needed without any problems.

Let's start assembling. The first thing to do is to prepare our light bulb. With the help of pliers and some force, carefully break the black ceramic insulation, being careful not to bend the base of the bulb and break the glass.

You should have a hole like the photo below.

Next, using a flat screwdriver, you need to break and squeeze out the glass rod on which the filament is attached and remove it from the light bulb. Try to make the most big hole, this will facilitate your future planting process. After all the excess has been removed, I recommend rinsing the light bulb with water in order to avoid contact with small glass particles.

Next, we need to give our light bulb some stability. You can glue legs from something to it, you can glue the light bulb itself to a beautiful snag or, in my case, a stone. To securely bond the glass to the stone, you can use a two-component adhesive or hot melt adhesive. I used Poxipol two part glue.

Now we need to do drainage system. Drainage is a system for removing water through the roots and soil, which allows the roots of plants to breathe when kept. a large number moisture in the ground.

Drainage is very easy to do. In our case, we place a small amount of small stones on the bottom. For convenience, I made a tube out of paper, which will also facilitate the process of filling the light bulb with sand and soil, as well as save the walls from pollution.

Then we fill our light bulb with a fertile layer of earth. Do not be afraid if other plant roots or humus get into the soil - this will only play into your hands, as it will provide your system with useful organic substances.

The next stage is creative. Here you need to show all your artistic abilities to the maximum and beautifully place the components collected in the forest. To facilitate the task of planting plants in a light bulb, I used tweezers and a rod from ballpoint pen. As a result, I got this composition.

The final step in creating an ecosystem will be the addition of a few drops of water. To do this, you can use a medical syringe. It is not necessary to water the plants abundantly, excess moisture will lead to their death. After we have watered, it is necessary to seal the bulb hermetically. There are some special rules no, you can use anything: an acorn, a cork from a wine bottle, plastic cover, wooden stick, etc., the main thing is that air does not enter the structure. I used ordinary black buttons, having previously sealed the holes for attaching them to the material.

After some time, condensation from water drops will begin to form on the walls of the light bulb, you should not be afraid of this, which means that the process of the birth of life is proceeding as it should. These drops will periodically appear and then settle in the soil, simulating rain.

Excess water will go into the drain at the bottom of the light bulb, provided that you organize it correctly. If you suddenly realize that you have poured too much water into your florarium, simply open the hole and leave it open for several hours so that the excess moisture evaporates, then seal the light bulb again.

A day after the construction of my florarium, I decided that the composition needed to be supplemented and attached another light bulb to my platform stone, but this time it was bigger. This is how the final version of my ecosystem now began to look.

By the same principle, the English David Latimer grows tradescantia in a bottle (a genus of perennial evergreen herbaceous plants Commelinaceae family), which has been in a closed space for more than 40 years and has never been watered.

you saw what original usefulness and amenities can be made from ordinary, obsolete incandescent bulbs. I promised to continue the topic and show on detailed example how can i do terrarium from a light bulb with your own hands. So, I bring to your attention an illustrated

Option 2. We make a terrarium out of a light bulb.

First you need to prepare everything you need to work.>>>

Instruments:

Protective glasses

Stationery scissors

Flat head screwdriver

Round pliers

long tweezers

A transparent incandescent lamp, the larger the better (for beginners), this is easier to work with.

Materials for a ready-made terrarium:

- Aquarium soil, sand or very small pebbles - choose one. You can also use a special substrate for terrariums in accordance with the type of plants chosen.

- A small plant that can be easily pushed into the narrow part of the prepared light bulb: any will do moss, Tillandsia (Tillandsia) - these plants are ideal for semi-closed terrariums, they are unpretentious, they are easy to acquire.

- If you wish, you can choose a decor: colored small pebbles, glass pieces collected on the sea coast, beads, plastic figurines of animals, insects, berries, even.

one). For such a terrarium, it is better not to use soil collected from the street and fresh, freshly collected moss.

2). Once a week, using a spray bottle, you should sprinkle the microflora inside the light bulb.

3). do not tolerate direct sunlight and constant darkness - choose appropriate place for permanent residence original crafts in advance.

We have prepared all the materials and tools, decided on the place of placement, you can start manufacturing.

The very first thing to do before starting work is put on protective goggles . They will protect the eyes from microscopic glass fragments. Now, carefully remove the bulb socket. Next you need remove the metal tip, slightly pulling the tip of the black material towards you.

The black element must be pulled out gradually, until it is pulled completely out of its cartridge.

Holding the light bulb tightly you need to carefully remove the glass inside the bulb.

A screwdriver with a flat end will come in handy, using it as a lever, you can gradually break small tubes with it that's inside the lamp. The main thing is that the light bulb itself does not slip out of the hands at this moment, otherwise it will break, and not the element we need.

with thin nose pliers remove all remnants of the incandescent element from within.

So that there are no sharp pieces left along the edges of the hole, they should process, clean up.

The future terrarium is ready!

To give stability to a fragile vessel to its bottom (side), it is necessaryglue small plastic lining if there is no special stand or suspension.

Remains fill small or not so small (depending on the size of the bulb you found or chose) "house" of life. This is the most exciting activity.

Soil preparation

If you have chosen sand or microscopic pebbles taken from nature, then they must be thoroughly rinsed with water.

To make the sand safe for the future "inhabitants" of the light bulb, it must be dry and bake in the oven on a baking sheet. Experts recommend setting the temperature to a mark not lower than 300 degrees. I don’t know if you have such an oven, on the panel of our home - the maximum 250 degrees. So, set to the maximum, hold for at least an hour.

The sand will be very hot be careful when you take it out!

Calcined sand, when it cools down, falling asleep in a light bulb using a thin sheet of cardboard , folded in half or funnels, do the same if you took a special substrate or small pebbles (also necessarily calcined).

Now we will sow or plant our plants. It is convenient and interesting to sow a light bulb with a dry mixture containing reindeer moss, moss or Tillandsia seeds . A small amount of such a floral mixture is enough to fill such an original terrarium with life.

If you want to immediately get the finished result without waiting for shoots, then take pieces of necessarily dry moss, decorative indoor plant suitable for this type of life. And place it all inside the light bulb using tweezers. You'll have to be patient, as this painstaking work, but placing everything the best way, you will be fascinated by the result.

When the living part of the terrarium is ready can be added and embellished its decorative part. You can give the composition a special charm by placing figures of insects, animals, plastic berries inside, add beautiful colored or one-color stones original form, other elements. It is important not to overdo it, to maintain balance and harmony. Excessive embellishment is completely useless.

When the composition, in your opinion, is completely ready, transfer it to the place of permanent “residence”, call the household and friends, accept admiring reviews! Become the most creative in your environment! Or you can even give it to someone! light bulb terrarium handmade according to this master class will become very original and beautiful gift. 🙂

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Today it is very popular to make an eternal terrarium from an ordinary light bulb. I decided to try making it with my kids. The terrarium is called eternal because it forms its own microclimate. Water evaporates, condenses and re-enters the soil, nourishing plants and microorganisms. Plants consume water, carbon dioxide and sunlight. Plants release oxygen and decompose, thereby serving as fertilizer for new plants. A whole living world in a simple incandescent light bulb.

Videos eternal light bulb terrarium

We'll need

• Non-working incandescent lamp
• stones
• Sand
• Earth
• Plants

Making an eternal terrarium from a light bulb

First you need to remove all the insides from the lamp. We remove the metal contact and break the black insulator.


Using a screwdriver, break off the glass holder, and with the help of tweezers remove it from the lamp.


We will use a stone as a stand. You can show your imagination and come up with some other stand.


We put a few drops of glue on the lamp and glue it at an angle to the stone.

In order to make it easier to fill the terrarium, we will make a paper tube. And with the help of it we fall asleep stones that will act as a base. And the second layer is filled with sand.

Plants for an eternal terrarium

Now let's go to the forest, there we will find everything essential plants for the terrarium. forest plants more tenacious than indoor ones, so they will become wonderful inhabitants of our terrarium. We will need moss and some plants with a small root system. Also in the forest we will collect twigs, stones, and most importantly - do not forget to take some soil.

There is nothing to worry about if insects or insects get into the terrarium from a light bulb. earthworms. They will also become residents of our micro world.

Backfill the terrarium with earth before adding the plants.

The next stage is creative. With enough patience in a light bulb, you can create miniature worlds by arranging stones, twigs, and choosing plants for a terrarium that will combine and complement each other.

The easiest way to place plants in a terrarium made from an incandescent lamp is with tweezers and a small stick.

Don't forget to add some water with a syringe. Without water, no organism can survive, which means we will not get an eternal terrarium in a light bulb.

After all the plants are placed inside, it is necessary to hermetically close the terrarium. To get oxygen out outside world did not get inside, and the water that is inside did not evaporate.


You can close it with a small stone, stick or acorn, which gives a very original look to the terrarium. And fill our cork with super glue on top.

In this publication, we will consider how to make an eternal terrarium from an overheated light bulb. To make it, we need an incandescent light bulb, you can experiment and see how the terrarium will look like in a small or large light bulb. In the end, the technology is important, not the form in which the flora will be laid. Any suitable dish can be used. In two videos of the SLIVKI SHOW channel, you can see the initial state and how everything lives in a few months.

But before you start work, do not forget to wear gloves and goggles, because small glasses that can shatter when preparing a light bulb can be very dangerous.

We take sharp pliers and take out the metal contact from the bulb base. To do this, we split the black insulation and extract the glass contents to the outside. Now you need to find a screwdriver and punch through all the excess inside the light bulb, since we need a clean blank. Be careful with glass fragments, make sure that the fragments do not fall on you and on the floor.

We got an empty container in which it will now be possible to lay all the plants and soil. On the street we find a beautiful stone, on which we make several points with hot glue. They will play the role of soft legs for the stability of the structure and the furniture will be protected from scratches. On one side we spread hot glue and fix the light bulb at an angle. Here is a place for your imagination, you can give our eternal terrarium any position.

Now you need to go into the forest to find ingredients for. We need forest soil, moss, which is very good for our purpose, as it is very hardy, looks beautiful and unpretentious. You will also need for beauty tree bark, pieces of dry branches and an acorn, which will be a cork for a light bulb.

At the bottom we will pour some small stones, they will play the role of drainage. Pour sand over the pebbles, and then add forest soil. For convenience, you can use tweezers or wooden sticks, which almost everyone has at home in abundance.

Now, with the same tools, we beautifully lay fauna objects and others that you like on the bottom of the light bulb. We have almost reached the finish line. It remains to make a few strokes.

Pour in a few drops of water. If you managed to capture a few acorns in the forest, they can also be used to decorate the eternal terrarium. If you don't find any acorns, use a piece of branch that can be crafted into a small cork. Instead of a supply stone, you can use copper wire. As a result, we got a beautiful mini terrarium made from an ordinary burnt out light bulb. Its eternal properties are that it is tightly closed, but this not only does not become detrimental to plants, moreover, it creates a closed ecosystem in which plant life will not stop. Microflora is formed inside, the use carbon dioxide These are the production of oxygen and the water cycle. It's like a small planet with its own conditions in which some species can die, while others flourish for decades.

Now adding in 6 months.
More than half a year has passed since the creation of the first terrarium, and now we will see how it looks. This small terrarium which we made from a light bulb. This is how he looked at the beginning. And so now! Apparently, when it was created, a grass seed got inside, and it grew to such a size that there is little to be seen inside. Some blades of grass die off and turn into fertilizer that will nourish the next generations.

Next in line we have a large terrarium in which we populated a colony of goosebumps. Unfortunately, no one is in sight. Apparently, they all hid in minks and seem to be sleeping. Only occasionally sentinels go outside to scout the situation. Here the scout got on some corpse, had a fight with him and went on. Let's give them a little caterpillar and see what happens! By the way, there is a bug, probably, there are many more forms of life, in addition to ants. After a moment, goosebumps apparently found the caterpillar by scent, hugged it and tried to pull it out of the feeder. Then another came, and the three of them went into the hole. And for dessert, we will treat them with honey syrup, and here the goosebumps were more active.
Cookie also enjoyed watching. There, behind the stems, was one of their burrows, and help was coming from there. In a few minutes they were already sitting on top of each other in layers and drinking syrup.

Grass seeds were also found in this terrarium, and one grass sprouted to its full length. This is what its vegetation looked like at the time of creation. And here's how it is now! It wouldn't hurt to mow the lawn. FROM back side goosebumps endured excess soil while digging their aisles. Look how big the centipede is hiding here! What do you think she eats?