Ikea Greenhouse Cabinet 2 Month Update | My Thoughts on My Set Up, FAQ + an Updated Tour

[@retropinapplemango]

try Command Strips that say "Bath" on the box. They are meant for hanging pictures in bathrooms where steam from the shower makes the room humid.

[@plant_elli4117]

Had a really shitty day and I feel my mental health getting worse. Your videos the last few weeks honestly keep me going and distract me from negative thoughts 💓 Thank you so much fern!

[@wildfern]

Comments like this make me love what I do even more. I hope you feel better soon, mental health struggles are awful. Brighter days to come

[@Jinxer1307]

Love the consistent honesty on your channel about plant care. It’s all a learning process and lots of trial and error for every plants sweet spot. In my cabinet I used the screws that came with the skadis peg board and they fit perfectly into the cabinet, I did put some thick washers between the glass and peg board to give it that gap to mount accessories on the peg board. Also those lights can connect to each other like a daisy chain, by connecting them to each other the plug reaches all the way down through the hole and out onto my smart ports with extra length left.

[@wildfern]

I did not know they could daisy chain! That is awesome news, I was wondering how everyone got the cord to reach down hahah. And thanks so much for your kind words :)

[@feelspecial9084]

My favorite plant youtuber finally posted Which is you.

[@wildfern]

💕💕💕

[@EpiphanyX5323]

Inconsistent watering can cause calathea's to get crispy edges. From my experience, they get crispy if I let them get too dry before watering. They are such Diva's :P

[@wildfern]

Hmmm that could be why then... so many variables lol! They are divas for sure

[@EpiphanyX5323]

@@wildfern I think I am going to invest in getting self-watering planters for my more fussy calatheas: Vittata, White Fusion, and Orbifolia. Luckily, my Lancifolia and Makoyana are a bit more tolerant.

[@ritalewis9418]

That's true.also if they are crips u waited to long befor h20 .they tell you first when their leaves are soft to the touch.😢.Water asp.gently .Afterwards she will become tough, frim.I learned that from Amy on Wolfgangmama.Also it happened to me...Chk.her channele out.Her collection of 300 plus is stunning.She lives in Canada.😊✌💞

[@brianhardaway9716]

It could be too high humidity. It seems as though You are getting Fungus or leaf rot on them. When Babies Ave Young They Need High Humdity but after the initial growth period I would suggest 75-80, and then absolute Chill at 50-60. Too much of ANYTHING isn’t good. Also the use of Tap water could be a problem? Filtered, Distilled or Rainwater are preferred simply because of the lack of Chemicals. I personally don’t have a humidifier but I do mist My Babies every other day, or at least in the Morning. Nice setup though. What’s so interesting about bringing Outside Inside, is that You are learning to be Mother Nature!! What You don’t provide for Your Children, They’ll NEVER get it elsewhere. And the fact that Your Plant pushes out new leaves is it’s reaction to stress. Look what You’re doing and step by step make small adjustments and You’ll find the answers. Things will be fine. Just keep Communicating with Your Babies, and They’ll Tell You What They Need. ✌🏿

[@pudgyplanter1130]

I totally agree with how you explain why it is worth the money... First of all, It's your hobby, It's decor, It's soft lighting for the room, it is something that brings you happiness and gives you peace it gives you something to do that is wholesome and legal (lol) at this point you have only 1 mouth to feed. Yours! In my house whenever the subject of money towards my plant collection comes up, It never really escalates because it is my hobby. Lots of people have hobbies and some are way more expensive than plants, yes, some are less but my family knows how important it is to me. It makes me happy. And everyone can get behind that! lol. I have been trying my heart out to get that cabinet. I bought the small one because the tall one like you have are always sold out. I can't seem to find an opening to buy one. It has been very frustrating. I even drove to another state and had no luck! Someday I'll get it. 🤞🤞anyway, thanks so much for another great video Fern, as always, I loved it! Be well little sis! xoxo

[@wildfern]

Yes, exactly!! I wholeheartedly agree with all of those points. I hope you are able to find the Milsbo cabinet someday soon

[@du5t5peck]

I bought a 3” cebu blue from Steve’s leaves and it moved up to a 5” pot within like 8 weeks cuz its roots wanted to climb out of the pot 😂 such a rewarding plant 😊

[@wildfern]

Woooow yes they grow so fast! They are amazing

[@flowergirllove21]

Yeah the double sided tape is definitely a no go. There are screws that you can get and magnet hooks that work REALLY well. You get the disks and you can place it on top of the glass and it will work well! Definitely give the magnets a try if it’s something you want!

[@flowergirllove21]

After humidity being high, the tape becomes less sticky basically. Lol

[@ariellalester]

I have foam weather stripping on the sides on my cabinet and used the plastic weather stripping for the opening of the door

[@something.about.plants2495]

Keeping this all in mind for the future. I would like to use a greenhouse cabinet someday!

[@lydstrad]

my friend told me to get orchid plant food mist for my hoyas and it worked wonders for my hindu rope, started growing right away after I sprayed it

[@catherinesaulnier5448]

I have magnets..crazy glue them to lights..then magnets on top of glass..pots hide them ..and it works great..Canada Tire has heavy duty rectangle ones.

[@marinecb83]

so happy you're publishing this video! I have bought this cabinet in Jan. and it is the best thing ever ! I just bought a monstera (first one!), and some hoya, and calathéa, I hope they'll be doing well!

[@BellaDiary]

Is it possible to have an addiction to a person? Cos I just love ya! Seeing your videos on my feed makes me soooo happy Fern! Thank you for finally inspiring me to share my plant passion on my channel too! Sending loadsa love plant queen xx

[@wildfern]

Awe thank you soooo much

[@alantower9659]

If you paint the pegboard white it will be more reflective and last longer in the humidity. Use a good primer first. And plain old super glue will stick to glass very well.

[@TheFashionNarrative]

I use Velcro tape (10lb) for my lights and it’s done really well! But also I switched my shelf to wire shelving bc the humidity circulates a little better. But should def try Velcro tape!

[@EleanorSadie]

I glued my lights with that tape you did + used seconds glue. Its been couple of months and everything is fine.

[@karenclaud4616]

We water our calathea weekly with water from our goldfish tank. It’s doubled in size in the last 8 months

[@Samm6977]

Wow! That monstera leaf 😍 would love to hear any tips you have for deliciosas, I just got my first one and have no idea what I’m doing

[@zoet1564]

Your Alocasia Dragon Scale is beautiful!!

[@wildfern]

Thank you!!

[@breezykneezy7290]

Maybe the frydek is trying to reach the light below it instead of above it?

[@HelenaaMinerr]

Yay! I’m so glad that this cabinet is making your plants so happy!! It’s nice to have a space that’s perfect for your plants where you can put your special ones in

[@wildfern]

Yes, exactly! It's so fun. Thanks for watching! x

[@JacobImprintedOnMe]

Magnetic hooks work like a charm for me! I use them to hang the lights and tiny macrames to use up more space :) My fabrikör is definitely not quite as fancy, no weather stripping, no accessories, but I still love the way it looks! Yours is beautiful as well :)

[@brookelyndilldine6892]

Girly try flushing out your calatheas with distilled water or filtered water. Basically what has happened is there is salt or chlorine build up in the soil from normal tap water. I had the same issues with both of my calatheas and it helped a lot doing that. They should bounce back. Make sure to ONLY use filtered water on this species because they are super duper dramatic.🤞Best of luck!

[@sara-cc7894]

Omg the leaf on your monstera I am so jealous!!!

[@wildfern]

She's a beauty

[@lorraineyanez4301]

Happy plants, sometimes I stand back and laugh at the measures we take for our plants. We have nothing on mother nature. I m getting gnats 😕

[@wildfern]

Hahah! So true. Nature is incredible.

[@Coleywoleybeech]

I’ve had gnats for a while put cinnamon on the top of the soil or in the water!!

[@debug27]

@@Coleywoleybeech thank you!!

[@katherinenightingale2205]

Same...Cinnamon!

[@sorotboydchamlongsupalak9896]

I'm new to this hobby & your vids are helping so much!! Q: do you keep the baby ones in the cabinet for long? How do you acclimatize them when moving them outside the cabinet? Or do you keep them in the cabinet all the time??

[@deannahirniak7561]

Can you do a video on how you pack and move your plants? Love love love your content!

[@JohnQuetsch]

Your vids and the love you show for your plants ALWAYS makes me happy.

[@wildfern]

Thanks so much!

[@maryj7912]

I’ve been binging your videos all week! Where the hell have I been?! You’re great! ❤️

[@wildfern]

Yay! Thank you! Welcome!

[@itsssomeone4192]

I moved my Frydek to leca and she is THRIVING. Still kills off a leaf for every new leaf (sometimes kills two leaf if the new one is really big) but I’m getting bigger and better leaves every time. Maybe once every two weeks a new leaf comes. I highly recommend LECA for any alocassia. They seem to love it.

[@wildfern]

Ooooo I need to try to convert one into Leca!

[@mrtomanator1]

some type of silicone, an aquarium grade one is plant friendly. glue the lights to the glass or glue magnets to the light and put some magnets on the top side of the shelf.

[@mrtomanator1]

use same glue on the weather stripping.

[@j_lindemann]

I suggest putting your frydek in semi hydro. Alocasias love water. I have one of mine in water and it loves it! Good luck!

[@kh182x]

thanks for this info! I just ordered one of these cabinets and the accessories and yours is my favourite one I've seen!

[@wildfern]

Aweomse! Glad it was helpful!

[@hansololouise]

I LOVE your cebu blue 😍😍 I really want one, one day they just aren't that commonly found in the UK

[@wildfern]

I hope you find one! They are one of my faves.

[@ChristianOllie]

I had the same problem with the lights falling from the glass. I found one of the lights crushing my Florida ghost baby and scorching my M. Peru! I ended up using string and suction cups and so far so good 👌🏻

[@carah8874]

Hey Fern!! I have the same grow lights as you 😊 I also couldn’t get anything to stick to the cabinet at all! I got magnet hooks that attach to the plastic of the grow light, and then also bought heavy duty magnets for on top of the glass. Good luck with your move!! I’ve been so excited for this video ☺️☺️☺️

[@wildfern]

Ahhh awesome, magnets sound like a good way to go! Thanks!

[@bamohrman]

Love your cabinet and love your videos. Two tips for your Milsbo. I pretty much have the same setup. I used that same clear weatherstrip just on the left door in the middle, top to bottom. The left and right sides of the doors and across the top I bought some window weatherstripping. It’s like a sponge or rubber strip with a sticky tap side. It works great. I’m sure Amazon has something similar. I got mine from Home Depot. I have the same lights as you do. You mentioned command strips are not working. Command strips makes a Velcro strip also. I am using two Velcro strips on each end for both lights, top and middle shelf and have not had any issues. My cabinet is almost two months running now.

[@wildfern]

Oh those are such great tips, thank you! I think I know the type of weatherstripping you're talking about, and yes that sounds like it would work a lot better. I'm going to take a look for it.

[@judymcintire8061]

I get excited like you when I see new grown on my plants! So sorry you have to move again! Praying everything will go smoothly for you! Ty for sharing this video on your cabinet. Would bungie cords work to hold up your lights. They have hooks on each end.🤗

[@somedumbbroad]

Why not use heavy duty aquarium suction cups to add things to glass?

[@ThePlantedCarlyflower]

Use the bubble type weather stripping for the inside of the doors. I can send you a pic. Works way better.

[@wildfern]

Oooo yes I need this

[@ThePlantedCarlyflower]

@@wildfern I’ll send to your Instagram!!

[@franziskarm262]

Hi could you share a link about it?

[@alexiashields9805]

Not sure it’s the same for your calatheas, but when I took mine out of the direct light of my grow lights they didn’t seem to crisp up as much! Worth a try if they continue to be divas.. mine are in indirect light now and seem to be happier.

[@wildfern]

Oooo interesting! Could have something to do with it...

[@KatieManring]

My orbifolia has the same crunchy edge issue. I don’t get itttttt

[@zoebenz8500]

I know I’m super late to this video but I’m pretty sure silicone would work great here for the lights.

[@ShebaCasper]

If you water the calathea before they get past 60% ish dry, they won't get crispy leaves. I love them too and have learned through experience that crispy leaf edges are prevented by consistent watering, using distilled, and high humidity.

[@wildfern]

Oh thank you so much x

[@sinas.5910]

With the orbifolia it is deffinitly a water issue, mine is in 35% humidity at the moment and fine, even given me new leafs ☺️.

[@wildfern]

Ohh woooow! Good to know!

[@roberttill5449]

Hi! Okay so you should definitely give all your calatheas distilled water!!! The minerals in tap water are what cause the browning edges on calatheas...

[@wildfern]

Thanks! I hope they get better! 😫

[@camilajulia6341]

Just an idea but I’ve seen people stick the little fans upside down from the “ceiling” next to where you hang the lights, gives a bit of extra space on the shelf! :) love you cebus!! I just got a free cutting a couple of days ago, hopefully it looks as beautiful in the future!

[@wildfern]

I love the idea of having the fans up higher! If I can figure out a way to suspend them safely, I definitely will. And that's amazing - I loooove cebu!

[@EpiphanyX5323]

@@wildfern I recently bought a fan from Vivosun on Amazon which has a built-in hook so you can suspend it, and it has a very sturdy clip as well. I have it hanging from the roof of my mini greenhouse. It works great, and I love that you can adjust it 360 degrees. Here's the link to the one I bought from Amazon Canada: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07VNMT9TT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@justcurlsandsunshine]

I'm so afraid to try calatheas even though I live (and vlog) in the Caribbean and don't have a humidity issue. Too many ppl have issues with them. I'm scared lol

[@LivewithKare]

I think that’s part of the fun! Give it a try you never know how it’ll thrive under your care 🌞

[@justcurlsandsunshine]

@@LivewithKare you're so right. Eventually I'll give it a try 💚

[@wildfern]

They can be tricky for sure haha! I understand the apprehension.

[@alittlemonster1182]

I had the same fear so I bought one and it went so well I had to repot it, she won't stop making new leaves so give it a try, maybe it'll be a perfect match

[@justcurlsandsunshine]

@@alittlemonster1182 oh wow. I definitely don't hear this about calatheas. Good to know! One day I'll give them a try

[@dmbaldwin77]

Thanks for your video. Beautiful plants and love the update. Regarding your Calathea White Star and Calathea Orbifolia, both of them need distilled water. They love humidity which your cabinet provides but they seem to be more of understory plants so maybe the lights are too bright for them. The crisp edges on the Orbifolia could be from not having distilled water and too bright of a light.

[@sophiebenecick7732]

You should make a video/vlog about moving with plants!! I'm a plant collector that moves every other year or so. Would be so interesting and helpful!!

[@wildfern]

I shall!

[@TheTyramisu]

Oh yes i’m moving in July and last move most of my plants died so i’m holding my heart, can’t wait for that video!

[@ThePlantedCarlyflower]

Also use the bathroom command Velcro strips for photos. Works great. And it’s made for humidity.

[@ThePlantedCarlyflower]

For your lights I mean

[@denisepink8794]

You've become my favourite youtuber ❤

[@wildfern]

Thank you so much Denise 🥰

[@arianebourque3740]

I had the same problem with the top grow light not going through the hole I drilled down the cabinet, but I noticed you can plug the top one to the bottom one and the bottom one in the power bar. 😊

[@wildfern]

I had no idea! I need to do this haha :)

[@Kenzikins]

My Frydek's lower leaves droop severely when it gets a new leaf but they stay healthy so I leave them alone. The oldest leaves eventually shrivel a bit and you can just pull them off gently but from what I've read Frydeks just like to droop.

[@wildfern]

Hmm interesting.

[@jillhudgins]

I have the same fiet lights and they plug into one another in a chain so you can plug the top one into the lower one and just run that plug out the bottom

[@wildfern]

Whaaaat really

[@supergoo1234]

does anyone know if you can put other plants like zebra, spider, boston fern plant etc? I see a lot of monstera in everyone's ikea cabinet but I want different kind of plants. Just curious if those work

[@clarebeelman9691]

Thank you for the thorough tour and description!

[@CarbonKevin]

When using any adhesive tapes, make sure to clean both surfaces fully with rubbing alcohol, and allow sufficient time for it to flash off completely. THEN, the critical step that nobody talks about, is you have to squeeze the items together for at least a few hours, and up to a full day. Use books, weights, whatever, but the tapes are all meant to be applied with pressure!

[@wildfern]

Oooooo dang. Good to know. Thank you!!

[@laurenjohnson5880]

Fern! I got the long sleeve black t shirt in the mail and I looooove it! It's so nice :)

[@wildfern]

Ahhhh yay!! Thank you so much, I'm so glad you like it!

[@HuskyStories]

I love your hair this cut and color 😍

[@sherryporsch9349]

How exciting your Peru is growing back 😃 Just FYI, I don’t keep my calathea wet all the time. I let them almost totally dry out an then water. I use super thrive in Xero filtered water. I just repotted it into a 6 in. Love your cabinet set up. 😃

[@EdytaMadyda]

If you want your lights to stick to the glass use Epoxy Glue. That is what i did in my cabinet and it has been great. It takes 2h for the glue to set, but after that it will stay forever 😎👍.

[@wildfern]

Cool - thanks so much!

[@ShaunaFox]

my frydek is loving it in my milsbo...about to put out a huge new leaf

[@wildfern]

Amazing! I can't wait for mine to be happy someday lol.

[@Mia.Lou.]

Just what I needed, a planty escape. Thankyou!🖤

[@wildfern]

You're so welcome x

[@harrylime5293]

I blast my wet sticks/nodes for 16-18 hours per day in light (in a regular prop box)... I always see people use those plastic containers that attach to the peg board in their Ikea cabinets, but how do they get light if they are covered with the lid?

[@marymiller5824]

you definitely HAVE to use distilled water with the calathea’s

[@wildfern]

I hope they get better with it!

[@vandayshataylor777]

Yass Fern ...waiting for this. My milsbo won’t be in stock until mid March . So stressed 😥 so I needed this.

[@wildfern]

Awe! You have much to look forward to, going to be so fun to set up once you have it :)

[@yuanaaudu7532]

Try carpet tape for the grow lights

[@lilywhetsell8106]

How do you keep it warm in there? Do you need to?

[@karlyharris2941]

Glad your monstera peru is coming back to life! Can plants live permanently in damp sphagnum moss? I have a few struggling plants that Ive been considering having them live in moss full time. Im not sure if there are negative long term effects.

[@wildfern]

I think they can as long as you fertilize them, because moss has no nutrients!

[@steve69uk1]

Great videos, how long do you leave your lights on for?

[@wildfern]

10 hours

[@jessicar8141]

Thanks for the update & info. How long do you run your lights for each day? I hope to one day build my dream plant cabinet =)

[@wildfern]

8-10 hours :)

[@ramonjimenez6520]

Thanks for showing love your channel

[@KindaRylan]

i have some of the metal racks i've made into a psuedo greenhouse cabinet. Fraction of the price and so much bigger

[@wildfern]

That's awesome! I'd definitely appreciate more space.

[@KassieU]

how do you keep the humidity high in your cabinet without a humidifier?

[@ellim.2294]

Thank you for that video fern! Really informative for us who are about to start with the cabinet now. If you don't mind me asking, how many hours do you keep the lights and the fan on per day?

[@wildfern]

Thank you! I run the lights for around 10 hours and the fans stay on at all times :)

[@emmasplantz]

yayyyy so excited about this new video. Also I'm seriously considering getting a mullet because of you. 😍

[@wildfern]

Hahah you should!

[@jenn9436]

Great video! I have an ikea greenhouse too and this was spot on.

[@wildfern]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@byggrynsgroet]

i love how you use he and she pronouns interchangeably with your plants, we love a genderbreaking queen👑

[@wildfern]

☺️☺️☺️

[@its_just_seb]

@@wildfern ohhh do you have some they/them plants too?

[@sonyvaioboy]

Hi I have a request please. Can you do a vid on how to propagate Alocasias. Predominantly Silver Dragon / Dragon Scale etc if poss. Thx

[@wildfern]

I haven't done it yet, but when I do I will make a video for sure :)

[@marinecb83]

could you make a video in which you show which types of soils you use, fertilizer, how you replant (some use soil and you use some bubble?? a guess ^^

[@wildfern]

Yep! I recently uploaded a video all about fertilizer on my channel, and a soil one is coming ☺️

[@marinecb83]

@@wildfern wonderful! Thank you!!

[@Ali-enAdventures]

I love how your cabinet looks 🖤 I'm dealing with soil mites too, hopefully mine will take a hike real soon lol

[@EpiphanyX5323]

You can try beneficial mites; specifically, Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis miles). They live in the top 1/2 layer of the soil and will eat fungus gnat pupae, soil-inhabiting insects, mites, springtails, and various thrips. The nice thing about them is that you only have to apply them once, sort of like an inoculation. As long as you don't change the soil, you are set. I just recently ordered some and my fungus gnats are virtually gone.

[@dawnmcfarland7011]

I’m obsessed with ferns but can only keep one kind alive in our 112 year old, very dry home but my heart wants them ALL 😩 so I’m trying to get my hands on a Milsba to mod into a greenhouse…has anyone had success growing ferns in these cabinets??

[@wildfern]

I feel they'd love the cabinet life!

[@SynysterNani87]

Yes, distilled for all Calathea, Alocasia, most Begonia’s, Prayer plants, Ctenanthea (I think I spelt that wrong.).

[@majordelilah]

and then she moved and had to take the shelves out and re do the whole thing yayyyy

[@foliageloft3488]

This was really in depth, thank you! Definitely thinking about picking one up 🙂

[@wildfern]

Glad it was helpful!

[@isabelpacheco2568]

Love love love you’re plants 😍🪴💚

[@wildfern]

Thank you!!

[@jancar003]

I found a pothos that has the texture and color of a Cebu Blue but leaf shape is more of the standard pothos, what do you think it is?

[@wildfern]

I have seen regular jade pothos look a bit like cebu blue, if they have more narrow leaves. They really do look a lot different though, the cebu blue is quite silver and more long/narrow. If you're able to send me a picture on instagram maybe I can help you identify it.

[@jancar003]

@@wildfern I will do that, thank you very much!

[@magdalenajakoniuk5993]

How did u attach the skådis pegboard to the glass wall? Trying to figure sth out :(

[@wildfern]

It's drilled through the metal piece down the middle

[@soso96soso]

How did you get rid of the soil mites? I had an invasion and had to reroot my hoyas to get finally rid of them :( And beautiful cabinet! It wasn't boring or something like that at all :)

[@wildfern]

Oh noooo. I'm not sure. I did treat with neem oil, so perhaps that helped. They gradually diminished over about a few weeks.

[@soso96soso]

@@wildfern I've also tried Neem, but they didn't care... They were running all over the shelf, the wall and yeah... The shelf is next to my bed 😅😅 But every little Hoya survived 🙈 Thanks for your answer! ☺️

[@cindyvan635]

Mosquito bits in soil or soak in jug of water, and water with it! Get them at hardware stores, or Amazon❤🌱❤🍃🤗

[@soso96soso]

@@cindyvan635 Thank you, but I'm from Germany and the mosquito bits are not allowed here :(

[@Pretty_kiu]

I ordered a triangularis oxalis online. It arrived yesterday but the plant is nearly dead. Can you suggest me Fern how to bring it back to life??

[@wildfern]

Oh I'm not sure, I haven't had one of those before :( good luck to you!

[@misterscruffle]

I love your advice and you are adorable

[@cristinapinheiro1638]

What happened to your melano!?

[@ellonico1312]

how often do you have to run the humidifier?

[@wildfern]

I don't use a humidifier in the cabinet :) the humidity stays up just from the weather stripping!

[@knitwit2871]

I’ve had such a stressful day because my new piggy is in heat & testing me so I REALLY needed this 😆

[@knitwit2871]

I have had two calathea orbafolia & they both turned into a brown crispy disaster 😂

[@wildfern]

Wahhhhh. So annoying!

[@annnoel4114]

I love your content😍

[@wildfern]

Thank you!!

[@morganmyatt1457]

I have soil mites in my cabinet too. They must like the humidity. I don’t have them (visibly) on any of the other plants in my house.

[@HillaryJubilee]

My LOOOOOOVE and her plants 🪴

[@wildfern]

Hahaha 🌿🌿🌿💕