Introduction: Jar Plants
Succulents, in a jar, with a light.
Step 1: Stuff You Need
- a jar
- plants
-dirt and stuff
- wire
- 2 LEDs ( I used two, you can use any amount)
- a switch
- a battery ( I used a cr2032)
Other stuff
- hot glue gun ( or soldering iron)
- file
- drill
Step 2: The Switch
Cut a hole in the lid to fit your switch with the drill to start the hole off and a file to make it squarer to fit the switch
Step 3: Wires and Stuff
Glue ( or solder) the wires and LEDs in the top of the lid
This should be fairly straight forward
1. glue 2 wires from the two ends of the switch
2. Put the battery on one end of the wires
3. Put the LEDs on
( test them as you go, if they don't work, turn them around)
4. Connect the end of the LED to the other end of the wire
Step 4: Plants
Put the plants in the jar and water them
Step 5: Notes
- if you leave the lid on for a long time the jar can get a bit foggy
- if you put too much water in at the start you end up with a line of dirty glass that's very hard to clean...
- you'll probably only have to water them once because the water that the plants don't use just stays in the jar( the dirt in mine is still wet after a week or two
- getting the plants in can be a bit tricky
Step 6: Other Stuff
I've recently been playing Pokemon yellow on an old GBA so I decided to make a diglett for the jar...
It's pretty much just a blob of clay with eyes, a nose( I think it's a nose) and a pin up the bottom ( to secure it in the dirt)