Make a Cactus Terrarium - How To Terrarium ep. 4

This is the Fourth episode of, "How to Terrarium." In this episode, you will learn EVERYTHING you need to know in order to make an effective and natural-looking Cactus Terrarium. Cacti aren't typically plants that would be housed in a terrarium. Therefore, if there were a cactus terrarium, this is it!
As mentioned in the video, although you may see cactus terrariums online that look cool, they might not be tailored to the cactus plant (as they should be). In this series we are trying to make effective terrariums that not only look good, but are well-suited to the plants and animals they house.
Difficultly Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Cactus terrariums are pretty easy to care for and maintain as cacti are low maintenance plants for the most part. The difficultly with this terrarium is finding the proper container. Remember to put this terrarium in a bright and warm location.
Note: Visit this link for the substrate mix.
See the One Month Update for this Terrarium: • 1 Month Update: Cactus...

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  • @clowneryjohnson5208
    @clowneryjohnson52087 жыл бұрын

    i gasped when you just grabbed the cacti out of their pots tbh :O

  • @narkolumagg7468

    @narkolumagg7468

    7 жыл бұрын

    Spicy Meme ikr and when he held onto them I was like biting my knuckle xD

  • @bookkrworm

    @bookkrworm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I wore garden gloves when I planted mine, and I still got spines in my hands.

  • @Airenu
    @Airenu2 жыл бұрын

    5 years have passed already. This was one of the first videos I've watched. I'm curious, do you still have this terrarium? Would love to see an update.

  • @ValiThe

    @ValiThe

    3 ай бұрын

    Same!

  • @TheAughoti
    @TheAughoti7 жыл бұрын

    I love the video. As a gardener I have one suggestion. Plants always look better when planted in odd numbers. 1, 3 or 5 plants would have looked better.

  • @SerpaDesign

    @SerpaDesign

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the suggestion! I will keep it in mind next time around.

  • @rubenskiii

    @rubenskiii

    7 жыл бұрын

    Great tip! I've heard it before, the human brain sees things without a pattern as more "raw" and nature like while even numbers and patterns are seen as logical, structured and more human. Also, in nature almost nothing has straight lines or really sharp 90degree-like corners. we see straight lines as "unnatural". That's why tankers put brushes on their tanks, not to just turn it into a giant roaring bush, but mainly to break up the sharp lines which will get noticed by an human eye if not covered up... :)

  • @bongbreaker7404

    @bongbreaker7404

    6 жыл бұрын

    Then You Would Also Need An Odd Number Of Terrariums Or You Would Have An Even Number Of Plants... So This Terrarium With The Four Cacti Would Look Good Next To One Other Terrarium With Three Cacti. For A Total Of 7 Cacti.... Hmmmmm... Its Like My Neighbor Planted Five Trees At Our Property Line... It Messes Up Everything... Makes It Too Complicated, I Think You Should Just Do What You Want.... That Being Said... Ha Ha... We Did Learn The Odd Number Rule In Every Art Class I Took.

  • @GreyRock100
    @GreyRock1005 жыл бұрын

    1:18 That's what my terrarium looks like.

  • @TimZoet

    @TimZoet

    4 жыл бұрын

    I wheezed

  • @filippoarlenghi6247

    @filippoarlenghi6247

    4 жыл бұрын

    AHAHAHAH

  • @HaloMadness007
    @HaloMadness0077 жыл бұрын

    never thought i'd binge watch terrarium videos. you just earned yourself a loyal fan, great shit, maynge

  • @goblinking3151

    @goblinking3151

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same, rad.

  • @rootsnurserycapecod4564

    @rootsnurserycapecod4564

    5 жыл бұрын

    HaloMadness007 I’ve done the same

  • @clarencebarbour3745

    @clarencebarbour3745

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yep! I could listen to hi, talk about terrariums all day

  • @hem138

    @hem138

    4 жыл бұрын

    Two years later same thing happened with me, man. New to this channel. Already loving it.

  • @ryn_2396

    @ryn_2396

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bruh why is this happening to me 😂😂😂

  • @seanchancellor6861
    @seanchancellor68617 жыл бұрын

    You just grabbed them... I get spines in my hands just by looking at mine....

  • @toro_caspi4191

    @toro_caspi4191

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea, I really hate those little invisible spines that stay in your hands and cause so much pain.

  • @the404error7

    @the404error7

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@toro_caspi4191 it's like a splinter

  • @southpark.obsessed3384

    @southpark.obsessed3384

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can do that with all my cactus except one little bitxx a sliver ball cactus the hook at the skin and it’s a pain in the axx

  • @GabrielGuzman18

    @GabrielGuzman18

    2 жыл бұрын

    Meee🤣🤣

  • @Asdfgqedfglo

    @Asdfgqedfglo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here!! That’s why I’m making a terrarium so they stop stabbing me!

  • @hearditallbefore6782
    @hearditallbefore67825 жыл бұрын

    I am so in love with my new discovery. Previously had no real interest in growing. Bought an aloe plant from my neighbor after his wife passed bcuz he wasn't taking care of it. I researched how to care for it, got the cactus mix soil & now it's so gorgeous and healthy and tall. She's had 4 babies alreardy. I call them babies & I love em😊. Anyway, now that I've discovered terrariums, I'm hooked. I will be doing this. It's so dope.

  • @iksarguards
    @iksarguards4 жыл бұрын

    “Sand or something similar” ....*reaches for granulated sugar*

  • @octypie211
    @octypie2117 жыл бұрын

    I love how he just GRABS THE CACTI WITHOUT GETTING HURT

  • @sai63836

    @sai63836

    3 жыл бұрын

    The ultimate chad

  • @catgames1387

    @catgames1387

    3 жыл бұрын

    He as god

  • @desertsage7
    @desertsage77 жыл бұрын

    That being said, this dude gives zero f's about having cactus hands

  • @waffle8364

    @waffle8364

    Жыл бұрын

    The ones he picks are actually not that pokey. Some poke more but they feel more fuzzy, of course you don't want to tighten your grip on them but they really are quite tame versus wild caci

  • @michellechapman8738

    @michellechapman8738

    Жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing!!😂😂😂

  • @AcePilotZach

    @AcePilotZach

    4 ай бұрын

    If you're gentle yet just the right amount of firm, you can easily handle most cacti without a prick.

  • @geosantafe
    @geosantafe7 жыл бұрын

    this is the best explication that I have seen. I'm from Argentina, I don't understand much explanation because of english, but the video and their images were very clear. you are a genius in this!

  • @emmanuelflantz9192
    @emmanuelflantz91927 жыл бұрын

    I dont know a lot of things, but i do know youtube. and you sir, deserve at least 75,000 more subs.

  • @PipeSmokingBoardgamer

    @PipeSmokingBoardgamer

    6 жыл бұрын

    AGREED!!!

  • @HmineCrafter

    @HmineCrafter

    6 жыл бұрын

    The only problem is larger channels are harder to keep a healthy community.

  • @klapp4773

    @klapp4773

    4 жыл бұрын

    You mean a million

  • @davesdepaves

    @davesdepaves

    4 жыл бұрын

    I wanted to subscribe after your comment but forgot I already did...

  • @harperjohnston8911
    @harperjohnston89117 жыл бұрын

    Hey, I'd definitely recommend using a brush (a toothbrush or a makeup brush, something with soft bristles) to get soil off of plants, that way you won't be blowing outside soil everywhere.

  • @SpyWilliam123
    @SpyWilliam1237 жыл бұрын

    Could you start making small aquariums kinda how you make your terrariums? Maybe with water springtails, freshwater snails, and aquatic plants?

  • @TheSeptemberRose
    @TheSeptemberRose5 жыл бұрын

    I lived in Arizona for a year and I fell in LOVE with the desert environment! Getting glochids in my fingers hurts though, that's why I don't grow them.

  • @mysteryfan15
    @mysteryfan155 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that you value the plant needs over aesthetics. I have seen some beautiful plantings that I know are never going to last due to the conditions they are in. Great videos and great series!

  • @poopycaitlin
    @poopycaitlin5 жыл бұрын

    I could seriously listen to your voice all day. Screen idea is excellent for maintaining layers. With these glass terrariums, you can keep an eye on moisture in the bottom and mist like you are with a spray bottle lightly 2 days in a row rather than water so much it goes to the bottom. Wonderful video!

  • @annananna1331
    @annananna13317 жыл бұрын

    I'm suffering just looking at you touching all of those cacti. I have plenty of those and I can literally feel the pain as it was mine! Expecially the dotted ones...

  • @SerpaDesign

    @SerpaDesign

    7 жыл бұрын

    Anna Turroni Lol! It didn't hurt that bad, I have pretty tough skin thankfully.

  • @funnytime1111

    @funnytime1111

    5 жыл бұрын

    Seriously, the options are the nastiest and the hardest to remove because they’re so small!!

  • @breadguy7962

    @breadguy7962

    5 жыл бұрын

    Anna Nanna the minuscule spines are called glochids.

  • @wxlurker

    @wxlurker

    5 жыл бұрын

    Allison Sedar Agreed! I had them stuck in my hand once and I couldn’t get them out due to how small they were. i learnt better and invested in nitrite gloves soon after.

  • @bongotime3618
    @bongotime36186 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this tutorial! I made an amazing cactus terrarium today and these tips were really helpfully and gave me a look to work around other mine. Really good video, but I found a thin soft paintbrush I had never used was a bit more efficient and less messy at cleaning the cacti, but that could just be my clumsiness. great video!

  • @Coopercaroline2000
    @Coopercaroline20004 жыл бұрын

    I just looooove your videos!!! I never thought I’d be watching (or should I say binge watching !) terrarium videos!!! But here I am!!!! I’m sooooooooo inspired to make them once I’m done renovating my home!!! Thank you for such great content!!! 😊👍🙏❤️😉

  • @annadeleon8622
    @annadeleon86227 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent video!! You are very talented. Wish I could binge watch all of your videos right now.🌵🌵🌵

  • @suekleinman6737
    @suekleinman67373 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding, I never had much luck with cacti but I'm going to give this a try.

  • @johnmar4336
    @johnmar43366 жыл бұрын

    SerpaDesign, Hands of Steel

  • @8a8yBleu
    @8a8yBleu4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing arrangement!!! My favorite thus far. Going to search for a clear bowl now! Been thinking of consolidating my cacti’s into one pot! This was a great demonstration thanks for sharing!!

  • @boniboni4912
    @boniboni49125 жыл бұрын

    Thanks I always see tiny cacti super cheap and I have an empty glass container similar to this one so know I’m gonna try this!!! So cute!

  • @analuisa1214
    @analuisa12146 жыл бұрын

    Look at these beautiful cactus! I have only one tiny cactus, I am trying to make it grow (it stoped, I guess the recipient was small), so I moved it into a bigger recipient a few days ago, in a few days (I guess) I am going to see some results!

  • @JessicaPancake2
    @JessicaPancake24 жыл бұрын

    Omg watching you grab those cacti bare handed have me the shivers! Great video though I’ve been loving these terrarium videos!! And the straw trick is a life saver for houseplants too!

  • @dancemontec
    @dancemontec4 жыл бұрын

    I'm gonna do these for christmas gifts this year!!!! So excited to get creative

  • @user-tr1xo7ki2b
    @user-tr1xo7ki2b3 жыл бұрын

    Браво, супер 👏 люблю кактусы и суккуленты, МОЛОДЕЦ 👏 КРУТО, много чего почерпнула для себя! Очень красиво 😍

  • @passero9858
    @passero98583 жыл бұрын

    The best cactus terrarium in KZread I think. I love your creations.

  • @exaltation8522
    @exaltation85225 жыл бұрын

    So simple, yet so beautiful!

  • @arkdynosaur3025
    @arkdynosaur30257 жыл бұрын

    Dude you should sell these I would buy one!

  • @johnniebarnes6956
    @johnniebarnes69566 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @LiveLaughSmile
    @LiveLaughSmile5 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful! Very professional! Thank you!

  • @laurencoogs
    @laurencoogs5 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful! Now I want to terrarium. Thank you for the amazing content!!

  • @jage5256
    @jage52564 жыл бұрын

    I did one exactly like this only with smaller cactus with three and a few cactus that look like balls. They grow together and actually moved closer to each other. I also used charcoal with the false bottom. I've made another one in a square dish with three cactus. The like the little lamps I turn on 8-10 hours daily. I need to make more. So relaxing🤗 subscribed

  • @eliclarke24
    @eliclarke243 жыл бұрын

    I think this would probably be a really nice way to grow cacti in climate where you can't really grow cactus, and regulate the microclimate better than you could otherwise. Like the reverse of a greenhouse in the desert. I love this!!!

  • @ultimaraza6251
    @ultimaraza62517 жыл бұрын

    Ok thanks. I just picked some up👍. great videos btw.

  • @Rick-xy8jf
    @Rick-xy8jf5 жыл бұрын

    Love watching your videos, you’re so creative and inspirational. Guess, this will be a project for today.. :)

  • @ashwathiyer4485
    @ashwathiyer44856 жыл бұрын

    Loved the Demonstration! I'm starting out on mine after watching this! Please keep posting! :)

  • @dtmctech
    @dtmctech7 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks for sharing the knowledge. I haven't read all the comments but just in case it wasn't mentioned, a can of compressed air would work well for cleaning also.

  • @mariaauroradejesusferreira7792
    @mariaauroradejesusferreira77927 жыл бұрын

    Cool. Looks great! Thanks for teaching us!

  • @juangomez-moreno4068
    @juangomez-moreno40685 жыл бұрын

    I really like your videos...your instructions are very clear and your projects fun to watch! Thanks for all the help!!!

  • @dawnfire47
    @dawnfire475 жыл бұрын

    This is lovely , you inspired me to try and make one .

  • @danielleroy7744
    @danielleroy77443 жыл бұрын

    This is a great tutorial! I can’t wait to get started. Thank you!

  • @Radicalxtcx
    @Radicalxtcx7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you this was very helpful.

  • @workorangeclock
    @workorangeclock4 жыл бұрын

    Me and my daughter freaked when u grabbed those cacti with your bare hands! How!? We hurt for u, haha! Love your stuff man thanks. Inspired a new family science project! 👍

  • @brittanykendall6312
    @brittanykendall63125 жыл бұрын

    Great video! So far it's been the most helpful/ enjoyable I've come across :)

  • @mariawarda4385
    @mariawarda43855 жыл бұрын

    Love it, thanks for sharing😊

  • @itswednesdayscrewironing7576
    @itswednesdayscrewironing75765 жыл бұрын

    You, Mr Cactus Jack, are a genius! 🤓

  • @lunaradic5075
    @lunaradic50757 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos So glad i found you channel

  • @twerpist
    @twerpist7 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos! keep up the awesome work!

  • @moxxy3565
    @moxxy356511 ай бұрын

    Idk how or why I started watching your videos but here I am after a month building my first terrarium.

  • @pandabearjourney4623
    @pandabearjourney46235 жыл бұрын

    your video visual is nice... I didn't feel boring to watch it 'till the end. So relaxing and helpful. Thank you for sharing :)

  • @HunLover05
    @HunLover056 жыл бұрын

    I love your terrariums! This makes me want to make a desert terrarium but I have a cat that probably wouldn’t leave it alone!

  • @anneneeb7742
    @anneneeb77424 жыл бұрын

    I cant stop watching your great videos!!! You are so knowledgeble. I was wondering where you buy some of the containers for the closed terrariums.Keep up the good work. Keep making your great videos. Thanks.

  • @dklindsey1952
    @dklindsey19525 ай бұрын

    Very cool and fun. Thanks!

  • @catto1003
    @catto10036 жыл бұрын

    So cool ! This really helps me for my school assignment ! Thanks !!

  • @smilingmaano
    @smilingmaano6 жыл бұрын

    Your vids are the only kind of videos i watch every day

  • @chanhuangsuan3697
    @chanhuangsuan36977 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are so detailed and really explains well

  • @xMindPrintsx
    @xMindPrintsx7 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos! Thank you.

  • @ernestmatthews9867
    @ernestmatthews98677 жыл бұрын

    was a very helpful video/tutorial, thanks

  • @kennethcharlesdelarosaberm2674
    @kennethcharlesdelarosaberm26747 жыл бұрын

    your videos are really really helpful. tnx man.

  • @addiebrice6001
    @addiebrice60017 жыл бұрын

    Your voice is soothing and the video is aesthetically pleasing to the eyes.

  • @Kracken11111
    @Kracken111116 жыл бұрын

    I like the cactus, they look great

  • @lyndakirkness5415
    @lyndakirkness54155 жыл бұрын

    Very good teaching. Perfect to follow.

  • @joshuavarney2346
    @joshuavarney23464 жыл бұрын

    I've always wanted to make desert themed things like this.

  • @MalibuPlantGirl
    @MalibuPlantGirl4 жыл бұрын

    @SerpaDesign I love your videos! I haven't been able to make terrariums as I would need to buy shelving plus the supplies but I have plants and have my own indoor plant area and outdoor garden. I wanted to suggest paint brushes instead of the straw which worked but, seemed kinda messy haha. Thank you for the wonderfully relaxing and informative videos! You're doing a great job!

  • @LikodsaPayag
    @LikodsaPayag4 жыл бұрын

    fantastic arts design sir...thanks a lot for sharing :)

  • @Zamiiz
    @Zamiiz3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been wanting to make a nice cactus terrarium for awhile!!! I live in Arizona so to get everything I need I just have to go outside :- )

  • @Antenian
    @Antenian7 жыл бұрын

    What a total badass.

  • @indiighoul
    @indiighoul5 жыл бұрын

    hey so my house has barely any plants except two succulents and some flowers/saplings we keep outside so i made some cuttings from a succulent and i'm keeping an eye on them 😊 my oldest cutting has started growing tiny roots ☺️

  • @AnnaFernandezEsq
    @AnnaFernandezEsq3 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff! Thank you!

  • @lolasnyder4567
    @lolasnyder45676 жыл бұрын

    As an avid designer I have a couple of suggestions that I’ve learned planning rooms and such that could definitely be helpful for your terrariums as well. My mom always talks about how things generally look better in groups of 3 or 5. From what I gather this is because 2 and 4 often look to organized/ planned out. As well as doing this, it will also make them look less crowded. The appeal aesthetically of cacti is how simple they are. By over crowding your terrariums, you can lose some of this.

  • @jeremibren5565
    @jeremibren55653 жыл бұрын

    Awesome cacti terrarium with clear jar

  • @MsMichelle026
    @MsMichelle0264 жыл бұрын

    Loved your videos Inspired me to start my own terrarium Got a new sub

  • @psec3706
    @psec37065 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely awesome thx u

  • @pikachu1054
    @pikachu10547 жыл бұрын

    These are so awesome! Great work! :D

  • @katy9424
    @katy9424 Жыл бұрын

    Looks great!

  • @fulltimemar
    @fulltimemar7 жыл бұрын

    That was sooooo cool!! It looks like a mini desert, i bet if i had this beautiful terrarium my sons will want to play with their cowboys in it! Hahahah u rock!! Xo marce!

  • @morganm.6256

    @morganm.6256

    7 жыл бұрын

    fulltimemar your son is so cute!!

  • @whales0ng

    @whales0ng

    5 жыл бұрын

    Aww!

  • @froekenur
    @froekenur7 жыл бұрын

    really inspiring!!!

  • @chasfoster9895
    @chasfoster98952 жыл бұрын

    I followed this template when I found your video about three years ago. Thanks Tanner! People always ask, where I bought it. Judging from the looks I get, I can tell they think I’m fibbing she n tell them I made it.

  • @victoriaclose7212
    @victoriaclose72125 жыл бұрын

    great vid!! I have a suggestion for cacti/succulent terrariums. I actually keep the plants in the plastic container (or a slightly larger one) and then just put gravel-type material below and all around it. Thank way any water that comes out the bottom of the plastic pots goes into the gravel and evaporates more easily instead of just staying stuck in a false bottom the way it can with a if theres a thick layer entirely of soil. and of course I put the topdressing high enough to cover the tops of the plastic pots!

  • @ivyisgreeen

    @ivyisgreeen

    Жыл бұрын

    The point of a false bottom is to evaporate it slowly so that there is less maintenance, also that can lead to root rot

  • @grimr27
    @grimr277 жыл бұрын

    Very nice looking terrarium..

  • @chokoshtroko
    @chokoshtroko7 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the great videos :)

  • @bigdumbhorsebaby2795
    @bigdumbhorsebaby27955 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, my cacti haven’t been doing well, I’m going to transfer them to a better terrarium like you explained and hopefully they will do better

  • @ChristopherRodriguez-bm8rw
    @ChristopherRodriguez-bm8rw7 жыл бұрын

    you have an amazing channel keep it up (:

  • @TheXpertKnight
    @TheXpertKnight7 жыл бұрын

    Finnaly!! make more!

  • @SerpaDesign

    @SerpaDesign

    7 жыл бұрын

    I am going to try to release something new every Thursday, but don't hold me to that just yet.

  • @yihengzhou2676
    @yihengzhou26764 жыл бұрын

    You sounds asleep but it suits the vibe of the vid, love

  • @The-peanuts
    @The-peanuts2 жыл бұрын

    I love it.

  • @leengoudappel
    @leengoudappel6 жыл бұрын

    Hi, great video! Again! Were did you buy those glass? How do you call them?

  • @MrCabba4
    @MrCabba47 жыл бұрын

    Nice work :)

  • @thatrandomkid4224
    @thatrandomkid42242 жыл бұрын

    i bet the cacti are having a lovely life lol ;)

  • @raygrant4036
    @raygrant40367 жыл бұрын

    it looks great

  • @nicoletumminello9004
    @nicoletumminello90047 жыл бұрын

    Sooo you just gripped that cactus haha I get cactus spikes in my hand all the time just watering them.

  • @LiveLaughSmile
    @LiveLaughSmile4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!!! I need to know please, how is the amount of water you give to cactuses every 2 weeks?

  • @bennyc409
    @bennyc409 Жыл бұрын

    That being said, this was an enjoyable video.

  • @Mtz2604
    @Mtz26047 жыл бұрын

    I'm binging at this videos! :O

  • @raphaelmenelaou9201
    @raphaelmenelaou92012 жыл бұрын

    Amazing i wanna also do,just one question ,in the false bottom why do we need to add a mesh on the gravel?

  • @patriciaroman5965
    @patriciaroman59655 жыл бұрын

    Is very beutifull. Saludos desde desde mi 🇨🇱