Terrarium Substrate Bundle

Sprouts of Bristol
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Available for pickup at
*Sprouts of Bristol - Kingsdown, BS6 5UD
Usually ready in 4 hours

2 Kingsdown Parade
Bristol BS6 5UD
United Kingdom

+441179294158

£6.00
 

Choose the substrate bundle if you already have your terrarium glass ready to go, and are after terrarium soil and drainage layers. We’ve included all the elements we use in our own in-house terrariums, packaged in sustainable, non-plastic packaging, with handy instructions for you to follow and make your own. The substrates themselves are top quality, produced by our friends at Soil Ninja and packaged by us into the perfect size for you to get going with. If you’re gifting someone glass to make a terrarium with, add our substrate kit to this so they’re ready to go as soon as the special occasion rolls around. Pair this bundle with our other DIY terrarium supplies to add plants and decoration too!

We worked out the volumes for soil, semihydro, charcoal and sand in pints, so all you need to check the size is a pint glass, your terrarium vessel and some water… hopefully, simples!

Figure out the level you want the soil in your terrarium to sit at, and pour water in up to that point. Remember to factor in plenty of space for plants, moss and decoration - they will all be sat on top of your soil!

Then, measure it into a pint glass (or multiple glasses if necessary!) and use our size chart below to work it out. If you’re between two, it might be better to go for the bigger one and that way you’ll have extra soil instead of not enough.

If you want to convert to/from metric, a pint is equal to 473ml.

This substrate bundle includes;
Drainage Layer - Semi Hydro Mix
Separation Layer - Sand
Purifying Layer - Activated Charcoal
Soil Layer - Terrarium Soil

All of our substrates are premium quality and supplied by Soil Ninja

How to measure which size bundle you require:
So we have got very technical with our measuring and we have used a handy pint glass as we have assumed most people have access to one at home. Get your vessel and pour water into the vessel up to the height in your glassware you would like the substrate to come up to. Please be ware that your plants, moss and decorative layers will sit above this. Once you are happy with the level, pour the water into a pint glass to measure which bundle would be the right amount for your vessel. 

Fingers crossed we haven't made this overly confusing, please get in touch if you need further help or advice.

Sizes
Mini is equal to 1/4 pint of substrate and suitable for a vessel with up to a 8cm diameter
Small is equal to 1/2 pint of substrate suitable for a vessel with up to a 12cm diameter
Medium is equal to 1 pint of substrate suitable for a vessel with up to a 15cm diameter
Large is equal to 2 pints of substrate suitable for a vessel with up to a 25cm diameter
Extra Large is equal to 3 pints of substrate suitable for a vessel with up to a 35cm diameter

 
Terrarium Substrate Bundle
From £6.00

Important Information

If you have any questions, please check out the below or get in touch via our contact form

We're devoted to sending our customers quality plants with the best service around. Every plant is backed by our 7-day guarantee, so they arrive in good health.

Our team takes extra steps when prepping plants for transportation, but they're still sensitive to changes, so there may be minor cosmetic issues. We always aim to photograph and disclose any flaws before shipping, but a living creature travelling across the country in a box can take a hot minute to adjust to its new life.

If you have any issues within 7 days of receiving your order, holler at our customer support team on our contact form with your order details and some pics of the issue. After the guarantee has expired, though, we can't refund as we can't guarantee care and environmental factors. If you repot the plant during the 7 days, the guarantee is void.

We have been sending plants up and down the country for many year now and we like to think we have our way down to an art.

We protect the plant from falling out of the soil with tissue paper and tape if needed, then we wrap the plant in corrugated cardboard, and sometimes we protect the leaves with extra tissue paper if required. This is then placed into a box and if there is any empty space, we fill this with void fill to stop the plants moving around inside the box. Sometimes we will write a note on your packing slip to water the plant on arrival, so please look out for this. This is due a freshly watered plant going in a box will not only be soggy, but as the plant is in darkness this can sometimes make the plant unhappy when just freshly watered.

If your plant arrives to you unhappy, please send us a photo of the plant and packaging if relevant straight away, so we can advise you.

Online orders are packed and dispatched within a few days. Usually depending on volumes, we aim to get your order dispatched within 1 working day. We have collections from Royal Mail 6 days a week so deliveries tend to be speedy.

Our standard parcel delivery service is £4.99 for Royal Mail Tracked48, you can upgrade to Tracked24 for £2.50.

We do offer a Tracked48 Large Letter option for £2.99, and Tracked24 for £1 extra, but this only applies to products less than 2.5cm thick.

*Deliveries 7 days a week only included Tracked24 parcels.

Link to your shipping policy

We get a lot of boxes, packaging and whatnot at Sprouts from all our various supplier's deliveries. We re-use this packaging material where possible, plus we take in donations from local businesses and customers to our shop to avoid excess packaging going to landfill. Sometimes your delivery might look a little different, or come in a branded box from another company, but rest assured the items inside are carefully packed with love and attention inside. We use paper tape and all our branded materials included are fully recyclable. Sometimes we use polystyrene, bubble wrap or plastic wrap in the packaging, all these items are not new and where possible, please use them again.

We have partnered with Zedify to offer low-carbon deliveries in Central Bristol for £6.99.

Zedify collect and deliver orders from us Monday - Friday and will usually deliver your order the same day its collected. If you place your order before 11am, we will aim to get it collected the same day but this isnt always possible. When you have received your dispatch email, Zedify should be delivering your order the same day, anytime before 6pm.

We cannot give an idea of time, but if you would prefer delivery on a certain date (Monday - Friday) please get in touch or leave a note at check out with your preferred delivery date and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Zedify deliver to the following postcodes BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS5, BS6, BS7, BS8 (1, 2, 3A - 3N, 4), BS9 (1,3,4).

Select click and collect at checkout to collect your order from our Bristol shop.

You will get an email when your order is ready to collect, where possible please come and collect your order the same day as we have limited space. If you are going to collect your order at a later date, please let us know in the message box at check out so we know when to expect you. Some items such as gift sets, kits and pre-order items may not be ready to collect the same day, again please let us know what day you would like to collect and we will let you know if there's any issues.

We do not offer free returns, but if you are unhappy with your delivery, please get in touch. If your parcel or order has been damaged, please take photos and send these over to our team so we can look into this for you.

If you have ordered an item and you would like to exchange it, we should be able to do this for you. There may be an extra charge for delivery, but get in touch to discuss. For plants there is a 7 day return policy and 30 days for everything else, apart from sale items which are none returnable. 

You can return or exchange in our Bristol shop for free.

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Ailsa
Makes terrarium making easy

This is such a brilliant idea! Try is substrate kit comes with everything you need to create your own little world. The handy pack size calculator really helped me. It was packaged really well and delivered quickly

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