Can an isolated system grow?

Experiments show that a large isolated biosystem cannot exist on its own. But not because it is impossible, but because it is difficult to isolate and balance. There was a project “Biosphere-2”, where they tried to recreate the biosphere of the earth. The experience failed. However, there is a case when a man named David Latimer planted plants in a bottle and corked it. Plants have been growing without discovery for 40 years. Unfortunately, there is no reliable information whether he really did not open the bottle. But scientists agree that it is quite possible by studying plants.