Clean your bottle or jar thoroughly. Do not use soap; a rinse with water is sufficient. If using a plastic bottle, peel off the label to ensure light can penetrate.

Place small patches of live moss over the bare soil. If desired, use your tweezers to add clean accent pieces like weathered river stones, small pieces of aquarium driftwood, or miniature figurines. Balancing and Long-Term Maintenance

Pebbles or gravel. This acts as a reservoir so the soil doesn't get waterlogged. Filtration (Middle):