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Garden in a sealed bottle
Garden in a sealed bottle grown David Latimer
This is an excellent example of a closed, but a functional ecosystem. David Latimer (David Latimer) raised garden, sealed inside a huge glass bottle, which he discovered only once, nearly 54 years ago.
Latimer planted a garden on Easter Sunday in 1960. He put a little compost in a glass bowl on a 10 gallon (approx. 40 liters) added a quarter of a pint of water and planted the germ of Tradescantia. In 1972, he opened the plant to water it a little water. With this exception, the garden remained completely sealed. All that he needs - lots of sunshine!
Hard to believe that a fully enclosed garden can thrive, but it's not just a garden, and a completely self-contained ecosystem. The bacteria in the compost digest dead plant parts and use oxygen released by spiderwort, turning it into carbon dioxide, which is necessary for the survival of the plant organism. Bottle turned into an excellent micro version of Earth.
Video Tutorial - How to make a garden in a bottle:
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This is an excellent example of a closed, but a functional ecosystem. David Latimer (David Latimer) raised garden, sealed inside a huge glass bottle, which he discovered only once, nearly 54 years ago.
Latimer planted a garden on Easter Sunday in 1960. He put a little compost in a glass bowl on a 10 gallon (approx. 40 liters) added a quarter of a pint of water and planted the germ of Tradescantia. In 1972, he opened the plant to water it a little water. With this exception, the garden remained completely sealed. All that he needs - lots of sunshine!
Hard to believe that a fully enclosed garden can thrive, but it's not just a garden, and a completely self-contained ecosystem. The bacteria in the compost digest dead plant parts and use oxygen released by spiderwort, turning it into carbon dioxide, which is necessary for the survival of the plant organism. Bottle turned into an excellent micro version of Earth.
Video Tutorial - How to make a garden in a bottle:
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