Ikea Greenhouse Cabinet

How to Have a Greenhouse in Your Home with These Three Things

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The Ikea greenhouse cabinet hack is a way of taking a glass cabinet and modifying it to create a mini greenhouse.

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Here's What You Need!

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1. a cabinet

You can use almost any cabinet! People are using Ikea's cabinets because they just happen to have a lot of great options. I'm using Ikea's Detolf cabinet in white.

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(By the way, I've got ya covered—my full blog post has details of where to purchase everything you'll need for your Ikea greenhouse cabinet.)

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2. Grow Lights

You'll want full-spectrum LED grow lights. The ones I use come with three light strips attached to one wire—perfect for multiple shelves!

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3. Weather Stripping

Weather stripping is essential. Weather stripping will close gaps in the cabinet and create the environment your humidity-loving plants crave!

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Here's What's Optional, but Nice to Have!

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Humidity/ Temperature meter

To track the greenhouse conditions, you'll want a quality humidity and temperature meter. This is helpful for rare plants!

Wire racks & baskets

You can use wire racks with baskets to create even more space for small plants by using the walls of your Ikea greenhouse cabinet!

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Mini fans

Even humidity-loving plants don't like 24/7 muggy conditions. Air flow is important. Setting up one or two mini fans in your Ikea greenhouse cabinet can help.

Mini Humidifier

I find my greenhouse's humidity gets high enough on its own, but some people like to set up a mini humidifier in their greenhouse.

More Important Tips

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Leave the greenhouse door open for a little while now and then. Even if you have mini fans, a dose of fresh air is helpful for reducing muggy conditions.

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Monitor how your plants react to the grow lights for the first week or so. Adjust the brightness level or distance from the plant to the light if needed.

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Check for pests as part of your care routine to catch any potential problems early. In a closed environment like a greenhouse, they will spread really fast!

Remember

You can add lots of cool features to your cabinet, but to create a greenhouse cabinet, you must have: 1. a cabinet, 2. lights, and 3. weather stripping.

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