r/IkeaGreenhouseClub

It’s done!! My second IKEA Rudsta made into an automated microclimate for Alocasias.

I picked up a used cabinet for VERY cheap thirteen days ago. Yeah, took me almost two weeks to get it online. But today, plants finally moved in.

Grow light is Spider Farmer SF1000D.

Fans are two PC fans I’ve hooked up to ESP32 for pwm control.

Humidifier is next to the cabinet, fed by a tube through the back wall (solution that wasn’t supposed to work, but did, and shockingly well).

Ambient LED is a segment-controlled Aqara, automated for different times of the day.

Temp and humidity sensor gives values I derive target VPD from.

Everything brought together in Home Assistant automations.

I am chuffed!!

This is my first orchid cabinet, and while it’s technically done, there’s a lot more I want to add and change. I’m thinking mini orchids, mosses, and maybe some other small plants. I’m still having some leaking issues but that might be from overwatering as I was testing out the misters. Overall it works and now just needs adjusting!

Added many new plants and side growlights to my Rudsta tall cabinet.

I setup my first cabinet a few months ago for cloud forest orchids. It's still very much a work in progress, but I'm excited one is already blooming. Also, pictured is my "gardener" who, according to her, is very good at helping.

Finally finished setting up my third greenhouse cabinet 😮‍💨. I can now lighten the load from my first two cabinets in the second picture. I’m going to try to fill the third one slower, but that’s harder said than done for us addicted folks 😭. For me, cable management makes or breaks the setup and I’m really proud that I was able to manage cables well in this setup as well! The U shelf at the bottom made it a little tougher but I think I managed to keep cables out of sight. All that’s left is adding two Milsbo wides under the TV! What do y’all think about my setup?

Hoping to get some ideas on how you mount your fans! I love the magnetic one I have at the top. I’m having issues coming up with a solution for the lower level fans. I’ve tried using strong magnets with gorilla mounting tape on the acrylic shelves and glass but they kept falling down. Even tried putting a magnet on the other side of the glass. Ending up getting these mounts that screw into where the shelf brackets go, but I don’t like that I can’t customize the height as much since I plan on adding another shelf. Ideally I’d like them to be under the acrylic shelves similar to how the top fan is located. Are there any 3D mounts online that can screw into the bottom of the acrylic shelves? Would love any photos/examples you have! TIA ☺️

Been dealing with thrips and spidermites as well as some mold/issues from overwatering and seems like things are steadily evening out. Wanting these babies to get a little more stabilized and then am going to give them away at work to declutter a little bit.

I am so addicted to plants at the moment, I had to build myself a Greenhouse.

I ordered some of the plants but I found a lot of them at hardware stores. Like OBI and Toom here in Germany.

Like the jaklyn and the dragon scale mint for 15€ each.

But the most I love the Melanochrysum and the Splendid.

I have just added 2 Fans in the hood and a Humidifier on the bottom. I also like to play around with sensors and automations.

i saw online that these ac inifity fans were one of the best options. ive set it up here, one on top one on bottom (same side, bc the cord isnt long enough to do anything else… which is annoying)

but i feel like its barely even flowing air, even on high. Idk how mich airflow is ACTUALLY needed inside these cabinets, but i just feel like these kinda suck… lol. does anyone have any suggestions/tips/advice? is it not that serious and these willdo the job just fine, even tho it doesnt seem to be blowing around the leaves as much?

The humidity normally is between 91% and when the moss is freshly dampened up to 98%.

The light is the Barrina T5 (I know, that it’s not for spaces with very high humidity. Future will tell if that’s gonna be a problem).

Right now I’m trying to keep alive my new anthurium luxurians x Chrystallinum Hybrid seedling in it.

First Anthurium, so wish me luck. <3

(Tips are appreciated ✨)

Unicoly cabinet with stock shelves and 8 x Barinna T5s in white light + Govee hygrometer.

Currently, just placed all my small plants together I need to add some magnetic shelves and upgrade the base shelves to acrylic once I has some 💵

I currently have no fans in there and haven’t weather proofed it since the humidity can stay quite high inside it. I do need some fans to keep the air circulating inside, I noticed most people here use the AC Infinity fans. How many would I need and placement?

Excited to have this in my home office 🌱 open to all feedback and suggestions!

I haven't completely set up the cabinet to my liking but am too excited not to share. This has been a fun journey thus far and I can't wait to see what the future holds!

Mimosa got overwatered at the store but I hope she will make it eventually.

Should improve with moss at the bottom beneath acrylic shelf?

Humidity is great but I have to open it once a day because I’m scared of mold.

Let me know what you think.

Also I can share my SHEIN cart where I bought things for interior.

Just wanted to share my setup since I'm sooo proud of it!

I combined two Baggebo and reused some acrylic panels from fluorescent lights to put on the side so it's somewhat airtight, I thrifted an old lamp base and halogen 50W bulbs to get some heat, found an old PC fan to get better air circulation, reused some wire mesh for the shelves since I'm too cheap to buy the acrylic custom ones LOL and I purchased a decent humidifier from marketplace. I also bought a cheap humidity and temperature captor from AliExpress, and grow lights from Amazon. It's not the prettiest setup, but it's definitely an affordable one AND my plants are thriving! 🥰