Bugs, gray molds, green algae growing - spray with a little household disinfectant or start over. A few don'ts Don't overcrowd, use grass, use fertilizer, over water, and expose shady woodland plants to direct heat. Do be sure your container is really clean when you start. Remember you don't need any special lighting for these container gardens. Your miniature garden needs only a minimum of care.
Children really enjoy watching the tiny ferns and mosses living in the bottle.
They especially enjoy it when the occasional tiny insect hatches out and flies around inside. Try these special container gardens as your next family project or for some simply cheap nice gifts to give. Jane Roa is a freelance writer. Many gardeners and greenhouse growers, frustrated by harmful insects taking over and destroying everything in their path, reach for chemical sprays because it is a sure fire way of ridding their gardens and greenhouses of these harmful pests quickly. There are safer methods that can be applied in lieu of these dangerous chemicals to help you take back your garden and greenhouse and keep you and the surrounding environment safe.