The person in these images seals the bottom of the pots and uses expanding foam to hide them. But won’t sealing the pot end up killing whatever plant you put in it?
I’m trying to make something similar but I’m worried about drainage, any suggestions for drainage on something like this? Maybe I should cut holes in the plastic it’s sitting on and let water drip down to the next level?
by Scorchyskull
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The silicone? If you let it cure first, it won’t harm the plants.
Yeah I agree with your thinking, I have orchids in my terrarium built similar to this.
What I did was use a cut piece of plastic straw put through at least one of the drainage holes making sure it will drain out the front of the foam wall, I’ve also done the same but with toothpicks that I pulled out after the foam was cured for plants that I wanted slower drainage for.
Lmk if you have any questions, not sure if I explained that very well.
I made a terrarium like this. I just waited until the foam was cured and then made holes, I can’t remember if I drilled it or just used a chopstick
the need of a drain hole for plant pots would depend on how much water you’re putting into the pot
out doors plants dont have a drain hole the ground is constantly wet at a certain level