RE: HELP! Plants for a terrarium with fountain (second post)

From: Mellard, David (dam7@cdc.gov)
Date: Mon Jun 07 1999 - 13:01:58 PDT

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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 16:01:58 -0400 
From: "Mellard, David" <dam7@cdc.gov>
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Subject: RE: HELP! Plants for a terrarium with fountain (second post)

>What soil should I use? Should I place a layer of rock at the bottom to
>help with drainage and a peat/sand/perlite mix on top of that?

I suggest putting a layer of horticultural charcoal on the bottom and mixing
charcoal into the mix that you use. You can't choose the mix until you
decide upon the plants and you may have to use different mixes in different
parts of the terrarium should you have plants that require certain mixes.

If you contact me privately, I'll send you a file with historical emails on
terrariums.

David
Atlanta

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