Posted to Instructables by FrozenStar
Step 1:What you need.
For every great project you will need different materials so here is what you will need for this project.
- A jar of peanut butter
- You will get here after you and some friends or family decides to eat all
- You need some soil for the plant
- Obviously you need the plant itself (i chose what i think is a jade)
- Some rocks
- Either a nail or a drill
Step 2:Prepping the Jar
Hopefully your jar is now empty of peanut butter, washed out and removed of labels.
So now with you drill or nail you must make four holes or more in the bottom (sorry i didn't get a pic), and then you need to make four holes in the side that are high enough to be above your planned soil level.
Your jar should now be ready for potting.
Step 3:Adding your soil and drainage system.
Now you will need to install an drainage system and add the soil.
Firstly you will need to choose a good drainage system so that you don't drown your plant every time you water it. Two great drainage systems to choose from would be: a) a layer of rocks, or b) a coffee filter. both of these will allow water to drain, through the holes you put in the bottom, but they will not let the soil fall through.
Next just add soil in your jar and make sure it is not covering the air holes. After you added your soil to a reasonable depth pack it down so that it is firm, and then dig out a hole for your plant.
Step 4:Adding the Plant and Finishing up
What you need to do first is to choose a suitable plant for your greenhouse display. I chose this jade but you could really choose anything you want, as long as it fits in your jar. You could also choose to plant seeds which takes longer but will allow you to put less soil depth.
Once you have you plant just plant it into the jar and run some water through the whole system to further pack down the dirt. Then screw on your lid and bask in the glory of you cool new greenhouse jar.
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