Ooh, wow, that tree fern is a really neat plant. (I'm a Googling fool today! "No, Wren, no! You have no place to put a terrarium." "But [says the devil on her other shoulder] you have the 55 gal fishtank with no fish in it! It just needs emptying and scrubbing..." "No, that's for the nine inch shubunkin stuck in the 35 gal tank that is too small for it...") Wow, my Beaucarinas are some of the most forgiving of my plants about being neglected and underwatered! I understand that plants can be as individual as animals, but really, it would be nice for novices like me if they grew by the book! *lol*

Tmac, you really have a good amount of AV's..they sound lovely, and the one blooming over a yr!!! Do you have a variety of AV's like trailing, standards, mini's, etc? Do you have any true blue flowered types? Or the one I love has all white leaves..Did you ever come across one? My dh had the white leaf a few yrs back, but eventually killed it..I should have taken a cutting..since then I've never seen another.. Do you keep your AV's rootbound? What type of fertilizer? and how often? I agree, most of my plant books states to keep Marantas and their cousins (cals/stromanthe, etc) on the moist side, but I don't agree..LOL..I soak thoroughly, but allow soil to dry somewhat.. I also believe a small pots work best..All my marantas, etc are several feet from a west window and close to north. They are misted daily, and some kept on humidity trays.. My son bought me an indoor fountain a few yrs back, so each winter, (as soon as heat's turned on) I fill the fountain w/water and get it running..The fountain is in back of Marantas. I also run a humidifer in winter, otherwise I wouldn't be able to grow half the plants I do. Marantas are kept on the cool side in winter, (meaning nowhere near a heating vent.) The conservatory's we visit keep their Marantas/Cals in a cool room, semi-shade. Some are even in the cactus room hanging, and it's really cold in that area..but they look fantastic. No brown/yellow edges, many in bloom.. Anyway, that's how I care for mine, but everyone has their own ways..Place in a spot you think favorable. See how it does..If it starts to droop or discolor, you can always move around..But give it time since it'll need adapting..Good luck, Toni

Experimented with fabric pots this season with pleasing results. Fabric provides tons of oxygen exchange for the roots, and air-prunes to generate even more roots after hitting the fabric. In one season, no significant growth difference observed in bulb size nor leaf growth using fabric pots, just the roots appeared much healthier & branched with no circling of roots. The main drawback of fabric pots is that they look sloppy. Advantages of plastic pots, they look presentable & I really love self-watering pots that bottom water the plants from individual reservoirs, so no chance of water cross contamination among plants nor likelihood of over watering. The bottom grid of the plastic self-watering pots also can also air-prune. So, I decided to combine both the semi-attractiveness & convenience of self-watering plastic pots with the benefits of fabric. Spring 2018, I drilled large holes into the sides of a few self-watering container and lined the whole pot with fabric to cover the holes. Took it a bit further during winter repotting and cut the fabric to fit flush over the holes. The process is relatively time consuming for each pot, so it's a labor of love. Do so in a garage or outdoors, it makes a big mess with all the shavings. After drilling, a metal file is used for smooth edges. It goes without saying, but one needs to be very careful with power tools using leather gloves and protective eye wear.

you might want to just buy one.. and fool around with it.. now that i think about it... i think i elevated mine ... so that the spigot was high enough.. that i could get the watering can under it ... thats how it all started ... and even then.. when the water got down too far.. it barely dribbled out the spigot ... it wasnt seconds to filling a watering can ... i grew up in metro detroit... canadian club whisky barrels were sold locally ... boy.. breaking that thing open.. was spiritual ... if you get my drift. .... lol ... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=canadian+club+whisky+barrels&t=ffcm&iax=images&ia=images i had to literally cut thru whisky sodden top boards.. to open it up .. i seem to recall ... it took a couple days with a hose running in them.. to seal them back up ... though i presume you are going all plastic ... you may also have to deal with squeeters ... that was one of the reasons i started leaning toward 5 cent feeder gold fish in the tank ... which then lead to a submersible pump to circulate the water ... and then figuring out how to not suck the fish out ... which eventually led to just making a fish tank out of it ... also ... i agree with all the comments of the dead weight of standing water ... plus dont forget all the furniture... peeps.. etc ... physics dictates.. there is a breaking point ... be careful ... ken