IKEA Greenhouse Cabinet | relaxing care + Q&A, 10-month update

[@ollie8314]

"Everything is growing really fast and really quick" is also my problem with both my planted tank and my vivarium for my geckos - I did not expect to have the success that I did with all these plants I put in there, which means the tanks are just turning into jungles.

[@benjiplant]

That's how I'm feeling about my aquariums right now! they're growing too fast, and I can't keep up with everything

[@MegaSinsemilia]

That's what she said.

[@Stratiis]

@@MegaSinsemilia LMAO

[@brianc385]

Your unidentified plant at the bottom (11:06) is a Gesneriaceae. Aka flame violet

[@Gaerten.des.Grauens]

No it's not. I have both species at home and they look significantly different.

[@FlanTravolta]

I've noticed that some of your plants are in a soil-less medium like just pumice mixed with bark or something like that and some of them seem to have actual soil in them. I would love to hear you explain how you decide when to use soil and when not to use soil, if you haven't already.

[@marierejoiceinjesus3846]

carnivorous plants can't have normal soil/nutrients

[@mathawkins3925]

If you do ever feel the need to get a pet I would highly recommend a crested gecko as they are not reliant on eating bugs and I feel that you could do a brilliant job of housing one, as enclosures are similar to ur plant cabinet. Also thank you for all the videos as they always inspire me.

[@edwynnflores8319]

Your videos are so in-depth and chill love the progress of the cabinet and all the plants:)

[@samsjournal5239]

The jazz in your videos is so amazing!!!! I love your plants toooo!!!

[@benjiplant]

ty! i thought my intro for this video was cute so i’m glad you appreciate it :)

[@sukisukimomo]

I really like listening to your randomly talking about the plants in a very calm voice.

[@rubyroseplantpalace1053]

Your videos are soothing to me. I turn them on as background noise (after I’ve watched them of course) because they’re so comforting.

[@iolaani]

Thank you! You inspire me so much. Through plants, discipline, editing, and decor. Thanks and have a good day!!!

[@d2rry7]

I always look forward to Sunday mornings with coffee and your update video

[@nickcarter5569]

Beautiful. Like utterly raw, and beautiful. This one really makes me consider doing this. 🙏 🌱

[@SrRuss]

Good start to a sunday morning

[@TheLaughingDove]

The obliqua tendril is downright sneaky of that plant! What a beautiful setup, I love seeing more established setups

[@karenb136]

I just love your videos. They make me calm. I missed seeing little Theo in this one. Thanks for the video. Thanks to your camera man too. 😁 Take care. 💚🪴🌱🌿💚

[@elenahannah7634]

Loved the moment you said that you planted mantis instead of buried 😂 And I really enjoy your videos!! Have a good day ❤️

[@jademurray8235]

Yesss, a full 40mins of pure bliss💃🏾👌🏾😍🌿💜🌿💜🌿💜🌿💜🌿💜

[@syon600]

Thankyou for making this. Im going to make an attempt its so therapeutic to look at, imagine the 'gardening' would be, too.

[@sanzivrai3856]

Keep loving. Keep growing Heaven is cheering you on today. tomorrow & forever.....

[@jennifersutton3115]

Very nice rainforest 👍

[@payalv5874]

your burle marx fantasy wall, looks like a dream, I feel in love with this wish list plant all over again❤.

[@maryvaughn2045]

I enjoy your videos….so chill, almost zen-like. Very informative like being with a friend who loves plants as much as I do. Thanks for sharing.

[@surgeinc1]

My String of Turtles flowers when it’s in a western exposure. Moved it to the East and no more flowering but prolific leaves are now miniature in size.

[@plantingwithasher7929]

I am so jealous with your cabinet, I still live with my parents, And they don’t allow me to get all the plants I want/need yet alone the whole cabinet so it is kind of hard, but I am slowly expanding my collection, and love the consistent uploading! 🪴🤞🏼👑

[@johnwenban9799]

Benji you have just inspired me to create similar to what you have made - but I am going to incorporate a tropical fish tank (shallow) at the base (only at the front). THANKS ! for the great content and ideas! 👍👍😊😊

[@carmenmonteavaro9528]

Your videos always lifts my spirits 🌱

[@mjhawley5848]

Now that you trimmed it all nice, it’s definitely gonna grow back like crazy! 🌿

[@ditsehv3305]

your string of turtles is probably stressed out from being too close to the grow light, so it's putting up flowers. It's so beautiful thought the way it cascades down and blend in with the other plants 😍

[@moss153]

After some research I found out that string of turtles usually flowers all year round and the most common cause is good lighting!

[@RevoltsRevelation]

At around 11:03 you ask which plant you have there. It's a Ruellia devosiana. 😉

[@misskelso7265]

Cool plant. I'm not sure if it's not a peperomia maculosa though... ?

[@crystalcorl9872]

That was one of my favorite plant maintenance video ever!!! Thank you!

[@StudyOwll]

I think it would be a really cool addition to the cabinet if you got a frog or a gecko!🐸🦎🌿

[@Fresadelacreme]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@yourlocaltoad5102]

Really nice video! If you want to get a small animal to live in there, you could consider mourning geckos. They are pretty small, but they don‘t require live foods and have very interesting behaviour. It’s a species of only females that will clone themselves to lay eggs and you can feed them with a fruit paste that’s easily mixed from a powder. I have a colony of them in my vivarium and they are super cute and fun to keep, as they are very low maintenance, will do really well in such environments and if you have too many, you can sell the babies for 10-30$ (depending on your region), so they can help to finance new plants or just to pay for their own food. Of all the pets I ever had, they were probably the ones requiring the least maintenance with me currently only needing to invest about 20 minutes per week to keep them happy and well cared for while I get to spend hours just watching and enjoying them. However you would have to make sure that there are no openings in your tank, as the babies are very small and can escape through even very small holes. Prior to patching all the tiny holes in my tank, I had it happen more than once that I only noticed an escapee because both my cats were very angrily staring at a tiny (like 1.5cm long) gecko sitting on the wall.

[@sandragoerlich7134]

Perhaps you can use stage lighting filter for your grow lights so the plants close to the light don’t get bleached.

[@zoeyalexiou3800]

OBSESSED! Your plants are my dream collection😍☮️❤️

[@NikaCosmopolitan]

Loved the lil intro timed with the music. Ur music choice makes ur videos extra calming 🥰

[@sharonpuddick7378]

you are super relaxing, and its not easy for me to relax, thank you.

[@rocioferreyra5380]

I was waiting!! I really love your videos, make my mournings more enjoyable, have a good day ✨

[@Koisuu]

Idk who you are, I've never seen your account, yet for some reason, I was following you. And you popped up in my recommended I feel like fate brought me here-- I've been stressed lately but, the few videos I've seen from you are all soothing and really lovely. So, thank you, universe. And thank you, Benji :)

[@sb-wq5lp]

literally my favorite youtuber

[@Julian-lj1wx]

Drosera capensis does it like to be in a normal room climate for such a terrarium, tropical sundrews are way better (D. adelae etc.)

[@oliviervanderzouwen128]

idk if you are still thinking of adding plants, but I think Piper bright eyes would look really good in there

[@rebekanothin493]

I really like your longer videos, good job👍

[@jayhouse9265]

Yes! The video I’ve been waiting for ❤️

[@rosadogs]

Would you ever do an updated aquarium tour? I remember briefly seeing your iwagami aquascape and your other aquarium briefly in a pervious video and would love to see how they are doing =)

[@juanllasera16]

I really apreciate you, thanks for your content ☺️

[@inktex1265]

Its okay to relax a little, if you need a break from social media thats totally understandable. You sound like you‘re under pressure earlier in the video. Take a break if you think you need it :)

[@benjiplant]

I'm always a bit tense/nervous when I start recording, but I begin to loosen up after a bit. I implemented a schedule recently that's been pretty nice. One video a week for 3 weeks, then 1 week off. It's been good! I'm taking this next week off to chill and relax. I really appreciate your comment; it makes me feel good when y'all remind me to take time off :)

[@inktex1265]

@@benjiplant Yeah ofc!! Im happy the schedule is working out for u

[@inktex1265]

@@benjiplant Also this is totally unrelated but if you haven‘t already, you should listen to lamp (its my favorite band) and i think its something you‘ll like!

[@aidensiessmayer5615]

I heard that juvenile melanochrysum tends to rip when they come out, and once they mature, instead of new leaves coming from the petiole, they come from just a cataphyll and have a lower chance of ripping. Mine always seems to put out half formed pale leaves, so I ut it in higher humidity to see if that helps.

[@KG-ul5bp]

I definitely agree! My melanochrysum always had issues when it was young - in high humidity it stopped. Same for Philos like white/pink princess - when they were juvenile, they always had problems pushing out the leaves, so many got damaged outside the terrarium. Now that they are more adult and grow new leaves from a cataphyll, they don’t got any problems - not even in 40% humidity ☺️

[@elvira930]

I put mine that was just a long branch with one leaf in one of those egg shaped glass terrariums and it put out 7 bigger leaves since 1 of june.

[@anna_murawski]

40 minutes long! Buzzing! 👌👌👌

[@Unknown-go8zy]

How long and how many times do you let the fogger run ?

[@souviesomsacksy596]

I think small-leafed hoya and variegated hoya would do better near the top of the greenhouse so they can sunstress instead of getting absolutely bleached by the lights.

[@jyotibisht5553]

Love your videos benji

[@justinfelix1231]

I loveee your videos Benji!!!

[@godisgod]

the white "spider web" "mold" you describe sounds like mycelium. If thats what it was then it's actually a great sign of soil health

[@yusradiriye5444]

yay!!!!!!! was pacing around for this :p

[@windkraftusa_]

my pothos had a mild spider mite infestation and watching your pest video gave me the motivation and i think they are gone!!

[@gabrielbunea5726]

Looks great and Wonderful...... You do a great job!!!!!!!!!!

[@guywithaplant]

Actually I do like the wild, overgrown look 😀

[@scottkersey9026]

This was great! What is the orchid looking plant by the M. obliqua (seen at 39:36)?

[@jademurray8235]

Wonderful video as always Benji🙏🏽👌🏾💃🏾🌿💜🌿💜🌿💜

[@remnotrem9962]

early! love your videos very calming

[@lorraineyanez4301]

Welcome to the jungle, we have fun and games. It looks amazing 👏 say hi to Theo little plant helper.🥰

[@ngoquachdung631]

OMG, your plants is so good, it growing really fast, and when I looked my plants I think that " why it so tiny , it don't growing although it has drinking so many water everyday "🤔🤔🤔

[@SrRuss]

omg the intro!!!!! Benji that was pretty cool ngl

[@amalia2669]

Clicked that notif so fast omg.

[@blakelymooney9508]

Hi Benji, I'm a big fan of your channel and I just built my own ikea bioactive cabinet! You inspired me to build terrariums and mount staghorn ferns too. May I ask what your fogging schedule is like? I made my own fogger from a bilge hose and humidifier and it makes a huge amount of fog and I'm scared I'm overwatering.

[@futuroid]

intro was god tier

[@aronbraswell1589]

you are very good with plants. have you tried growing a pineapple yet? would love to see your take on the process

[@amfy7616]

How would you waterproof that cabinet better if you did it all over again?

[@Posh_and_Rooted]

“It’s not like roaches you guys” 😂😂😂

[@1357986345210]

Hi Benji, where did you buy the mother growlight?

[@switchcap6193]

Did the cabinet rust?

[@chrislecky710]

Here is a great idea i do not have the resources to do myself, our bathrooms naturally have environments conducive to growing similar plants in such communities.. with a little adaptation you could design and build a living wall paper for your entire bathroom which would totally transform your bathing experience. If your going to inspired be inspired by the best... 😇

[@GreenWitch1]

I love it!

[@Pervydachny]

Hello! What an interesting video! Thank you for your advice. Happiness to you and good👍👍👍🌻

[@Ian-rm3qk]

aesthetic💛aesthetic💛aesthetic💛

[@sindycurruchich6030]

Pasiflora is everywhere xd love it

[@LILPEANUT-1]

You should put some pitcher plants in there

[@kerrylee9235]

On the string of turtles, it might have something to do with soil quality - I had one that stopped flowering and instead started pushing out new growth after I took it out of the nursery pot and into fresh soil

[@carmenh1839]

"hehe.. just put that back...😁" LOL.

[@austincrain4919]

I want this!!!

[@parisplayzz6368]

Benji I have a question, now that your more experienced do you think in the future you’ll redo your cabinet in a way that’s easier and more efficient?

[@benjiplant]

I'd try to integrate an automatic misting system or perhaps some type of drip system on the wall. If it was all a bit more automated, that would be nice!

[@wilmaryoro136]

Whats the range of temperature in your terrarium? Your terrarium inspired me to make my own.

[@tim_koch14]

Benji, please put a Biophytum, Episcia or Medinilla sedifolia into you cabinet!

[@TYBING]

amazing paludarium！ I’m wondering what’s the temperature of the top part of it? I built one with ikea cabinet and the top temperature rich 32 celsius

[@AngelMdl03]

How often, how long and what kind of water are you using for your fogger?

[@Dieppaloveplants]

I love it i want to do my big cabinet but is too much work

[@Gaerten.des.Grauens]

@benjiplant ... your unidentified plant in min 11:00 looks like Chamaeranthemum gaudichaudii ... I would say.

[@rubyroseplantpalace1053]

I have two string of turtles and they both flower constantly

[@gmatt2498]

You do really good with your plants cabinet really enjoy it and the name of the plant you wanted to know was 4 begonia Rajah from Australia I believe 😀

[@zachysmusic]

How do you grow your own sphagnum moss?

[@Alinអេលីន]

Look like green all 💚💚💚😘😘

[@anemone8057]

Can you give a little guide on the worm bin

[@marsf4883]

You could probably put some hoyas in there too, but not sure if that’s your vibe :P. Cabinet looks great!

[@biensujetado2253]

@19:00 i was like "can i have some of those 🥺🥺" lol

[@susanancog9960]

What are you using for a humidifier? Where did you purchase it?

[@kirbyqueen2901]

do you still have your waterfall feature and mini pond at the bottom? Or did you have to remove it due to leaking issues?

[@diamdante]

I think he removed it in the previous video

[@eraserewrite]

If you twist the back, right foot of the cabinet, your door handles would be straight. -Me learning about that on Reddit, after having a crooked door for over a year.

[@cindiflowers500]

I was wondering if you use humidifier in your apt ? You did say you got a foggier for cabinet but do you have a moisture in there. I know LA is dry so just wondering

[@constantinosbou]

I'm very new into this, can i ask you, what type of light you use? And how many hours per day you have it on ? Thank you in advance

[@condor9685]

It looks sooo good, I was wondering if while in Santa Cruz if you ever visited dig gardens? Or if there are other good Bay Area nurseries.

[@benjiplant]

yes i have! but tbh they were always a little expensive in my opinion. I really like leaf & vine located downtown. They have more of a houseplant selection + better prices. Also I became friends with the owners because i went there like every week when i lived there lol. Tell them i said hi if u go!