Peg Aloi, House Digest's professional gardener, and owner of Albion Gardens, revealed why these jars should not be used to grow tomato plants. "The two main disadvantages of using glass Mason jars ...

"For closed jar terrariums, the moisture can’t escape, so the plants get water from the oxygen that condenses on the glass. It is a self-sustaining environment, so the plants don’t need to be watered ...

Furnaces at Owens-Illinois’s two Virginia plants in Danville and Toano then melt the glass and the company makes new bottles. “Glass bottles and jars are 100 percent recyclable and can be ...

“Once I became passionate about this, I enjoyed delving into the world of plants. It’s like crafting my own miniature world within a glass jar, mirroring the beauty of landscapes,” she say ...