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  • Take a clear, dry, transparent glass container with a lid.


  • Line the bottom of the Container, about one inch or one-fifth of the container, with pea-size gravel to
        provide drainage for water. The gravel chips used for fish aquariums are suitable.


  • Make a thin layer (1/4 inch) with charcoal over it. Charcoal purifies the air inside the container.


  • Place a synthetic fabric, such as a piece of socks, which has pores fine enough to hold soil over it so as to
        prevent the soil from setting down into the drainage layer.


  • Sterilize the soil beforehand by making it dry under the sun and weeding out any unwanted roots. Mix
        some compost manure (peat moss) with the soil in 1:1 proportion and fill about one fifth of the container,
        with the soil mix. Sterilization can be done by moistening the soil mix and then baking if for 20 minutes.


  • Select the plant which is to be grown. The plant should preferably the non-flowering. It should be adaptive
        to moist atmosphere and should have slower growth. Choose smaller plants for smaller containers.


  • Spray water sparingly so as to moist the soil. Don't water too much so that the soil gets saturated.


  • Cover the container with the lid and place it where it can get bright but indirect light. Don't put it under the
        direct sunlight as this will increase the inside temperature of the container. If the inside walls of the
        container become foggy, remove the lid till al condensation evaporates.




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