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Apparently the oldest known closed terrarium has been sealed since 1972: search for "David Latimer" and "terrarium". Apparently they were popular around 1960 so
by bloak 6y ago
Apparently the oldest known closed terrarium has been sealed since 1972: search for "David Latimer" and "terrarium". Apparently they were popular around 1960 so I'm disappointed they can't find one that's been going since 1960.
- jgwil2 6y agoI'll save you a search: https://biologicperformance.com/sealed-bottle-terrarium-garden-watered-once-53-years/ https://biologicperformance.com/sealed-bottle-terrarium-gard... Funnily enough just stumbled across this the other day.
- SulfurHexaFluri 6y agoThis is probably the most interesting thing I have seen in a long time. This just seems like something that simply shouldn't be possible. I tried looking up more info but most of the results are this guy. Does anyone know if it really is as simple as putting some dirt and water in a pot or are there more specific requirements for it to work?
- pvaldes 6y agoI guarantee you that anybody could obtain the same results. Latimer's terrarium is not a very good example IMAO. Why?, because is the opposite of a landscape. There is not design or arrangement possible. The plant just will fill all the available volume and kill any other species in the bottle. The plant inside that bottle is Tradescantia fluminensis. A South American weed that is popular indoors. Can store water in the stems and stand dry periods. Will shrink and regrow and multiply later from tiny chunks of the stem. Is an invasive species in Australia and Europe that will be destroyed only by frost.