Here's an update that I really didn't want to do. It is what it is though, so I will just tell it like it is. I can assure you that this won't be a common theme here on SerpaDesign and I will also say that all of my other terrariums are doing well. You can expect to see updates on most of those in the near future.Go check the video description for more details as well. I suppose this gives me more terrarium videos to make! Anyways I hope you guys will understand where I'm coming from and not be too hard on me about this one.
Your videos are awesome and I am definitely a terrarium fan due to you. I currently have 4 and am planning on making some for Christmas as presents to my family.
You OVERwatered your cacti. Cacti can only take water depending on the amount of sunlight you give them. If kept indoors they should be watered very rarely even if in a south facing window. If kept outside in full Summer Sun you can water them up to twice a week depending on how quickly the soil dries!!! I can tell by how etiolated the opuntia is that they didn't get much Sunlight.
I'm literally just starting, and I have to say it's a relief to see the failures of people I consider experts. It's honestly intimidating to see nothing but perfection from people. Thank you for inspiring me.
Hi, as a grower of cacti first thing i notice is the long growth, this is mainly due to low light levels. This will cause problems like the cacti being long and leggy, having poor immune system and being very sensitive and rotting if overwatered, an easy fix is simply more light and an hour or so of direct sun, unfortunatly its something these desert plants need. Avoid water in winter, water freely in spring when they are growing, and sparingly in summer and fall.
Most definitely issues will come from etiolated growth. Unfortunately my previous location just wasn't bright enough. That's why I will most likely stick to artificial lighting in the future. Also I watered exactly as you have mentioned. I really do think the culprit was under watering.
Stop being so hard on yourself, I appreciate your honesty. I just saw the cactus video and succulent prior to this update, they both looked very well done. Keep up your amazing art work
Been binge watching you all day, probably my favorite video I've watched so far out of the dozens of others... It's good to see people who are humble and admit they did something wrong. Perfection is the absence of improvement, and you most definitely improved since you posted this, and it's great to see. You've inspired me to get back into terrariums, thank you so much!
Looks like at least 2 cacti are salvageable. If the root is dead, cut off the base of plant or lobes. Let the cut dry and replant. They might need a little more attention to get them to root but they should.
Tanner you’re a really cool dude. My first enclosed terrarium died and I got super bummed and disappointed they didn’t look like your work. So it’s cool that mistakes happen to you too
I appreciate u from the bottom of my heart that u came up with this update bro. Definitely learnt from Ur mistake at the right time bro. Love u 😍😍😍 God bless u....
It is no fun being sick. Especially when you're so sick that you have that 'I don't care' feeling. Believe me I understand what that feels like. I'm very glad you're feeling better. I'm glad your original instructions for the cactus terrarium still stand. I have 2 cacti in separate pots and I'm gonna add another to my collection and do a similar terrarium. Plus I just got my tiny corked bottles in the mail for making tiny terrariums. You've inspired me Tanner. Ive always loved nature but you've shown me a whole new way of interacting with it.
I am silent viewer and admirer of your videos and you are very honest and helping to tell others from your experience. Here is how I see it. 1. The bugs are a big no, you can’t afford to plant in an ecosystem with a remote chance of bugs. 2. The Cactus must have done well if kept in window, morning dew and mist must have kept up with any under-watering.
I watch a lot of cooking videos. Working on recipes takes a lot of failing too. I love it if YT cooks come online and share their "fails". You can learn a lot from failing, look at it that way. It's true, sharing your "fails" with us is helping too. I bet lots of people who watch you sometimes struggle with taking excellent care of everything all the time. We're all but humans you know ;) Thank you for uploading this and being so real with us! I love it!
I just wanted to say, thank you for your awesome Videos. I have startet with 2 enclosed terrariums, and 1 bioactive Crested gecko terrarium. Everything thrives and looks awesome. Thank you for you channel and time !
I wish there were more videos like these on UA-cam. As you said, showing simple mistakes that can be avoided is invaluable for anyone who wants to try it. Unfortunately you will not see those in most how to videos. Thanks very much for sharing!
I liked your channel before but with this video you realy gain my trust, this is the hobby we know. Some times your project fails and all you can do is try to learn from it. I think many people who try this hobby (or any hobby) fail their first time and videos like this might give them the curage to try again with new results. Great job!
I have made many mistakes also. Not as an oldman my plants do very well. I have worked out a simple schedule for my plants. Basically I only water house plants like this as follows. All cactus are watered on the first of every month, just enough to to get the soil wet. No extra water at all. after five minutes of watering I check the tray and use a paper towel to absorb it. None cactus plants are watered on the first and the fifteenth. Again no setting water. I fertilize in mid February when the light is getting stronger and then again in April and last in june or july. Then not again until next February. I hope this will help. In terrariums I use about one half the water you used and sterlize everything before putting it in. I enjoyed your videos and lack of ego in excepting your mistakes and moving on.
Thanks for the honest updates! I really enjoy them. The most important take away is that this is a journey of learning. By being honest and open you are helping everyone who is paying attention be the best stewards of these plants and animals as possible.
I'm a recent subscriber from Japan and completely love your work and videos. Looking forward to the redone Native Terrarium + update afterwards. Mistakes made for the better :) Thank you for the update! I've been making terrariums for a while but never properly knew how microfauna adapted(especially springtails) and how to "properly" layer the bottom for the longevity of my indoor plants. You have educated me so much, I appreciate the hard work, experimentation, and creativity put in your videos. I've had a dead cactus sitting in my room for over 2 years, no water at all. It was crisp, shriveled up and completely lifeless. One day, I took it out in intentions to throw it away, and by coincidence placed it in a spot where rain would hit. After a week or two, it grew back all brand new. Yours still may be alive and if you haven't got rid of them, give them a chance.
I am a serious plant enthusiast. That being said I cannot tell you how many times I messed up. I try to see every experience as a lesson learned. Im glad you updated us. The reality is in life not everything works out as we hope and there need to be more videos like this so we can all learn from these experiences!
Thanks for the update - I've been meaning to make a native terrarium since you first posted the video and it's good to see how to avoid some potential problems. I'm in no rush and have just been keeping my eyes open for that 'perfect' container which I will know when I see it! More than that though, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy all of your videos. I find them relaxing and like to watch them while I work (I make jewellery) and have seen some of them a good few times!
Thank you so much for these honest updates, man! It honestly helps me be more forgiving of my own mistakes and moving forward stronger. You set a great example! Blessings, brother - stay green.
Thanks for the update. I’m about to start my first cactus terrarium and both videos are packed full of vital information. Making mistakes is the way I learn most things but watching your vids is no mistake.
I actually really enjoy watching the professionals mess up and acknowledge their mistakes, it makes the channel feel significantly more real and more enjoyable to watch. Peter's Laws dictate: Fail early, fail often! Keep it up, SD
I love that you were so honest with these updates, if anything, I think that this is one of the most important ones, because it shows that you’re human too and make mistakes. I think it’s so much more motivating for beginners to know that it’s okay to make mistakes. As for the one in your room, you could always leave a small spray bottle near it so you can just spray it every so often :)
Don't be so hard on yourself. Everyone messes up sometime or another. And life get in the way sometimes. Thanks for the honesty and the "what not to do" info
I have much respect for you that's why I love watching this channel because of how you keep everything real keep doing what you doing and happy New Year's to you
Thanks for sharing your mistakes. It really helps me learn what not to do. Every bit of info you provide helps me a ton! I actually struggle with watering my cactus too much. I am not a very good succulent mother. Working on it though.
Most of those cacti is still alive. No roots needed just set them in the dirt and they will grow. I cant remember the mix you used but that may have attributed to their death. Love the video. DONT BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF!
Just started watching your videos and already inspired by them. I love that you posted this video, because when I watch people making something beautiful, I always think ' yes, lovely, but how does it look in a year, and how do you prevent it from going bad'? So a video like this is very very informative. Love it!
Thumbs up for your honesty...I am new to your channel and you have inspired me to make some terrariums as a project with my kids!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Aw you don't need to beat yourself up. Life happens and each terrarium is an experiment. Thanks for showing us your bloopers, its part of the hobby and makes our own failures sting less.
I love your honesty. So refreshing compared to too many UA-camr counterparts that don't actually care about their content, but do it for the likes. You're an inspiring man and I've thrown myself into terrariums and find it so relaxing and satisfying and more importantly it has helped me get a through a tough period in my life -- all thanks to you -- keep up the good work! P.S. Let us know if you ever come to the UK
At least you were honest and by being that you have helped us learn by mistakes that were made. I enjoyed the videos and now I want to make one. Great vids!!
nice video, it's good to show examples of failed terrariums in conjunction with beautiful ones so that we have multiple perspectives of how they can be!
We fail, we learn, we grow. 😁 Quick question for everyone in chat and yourself. I made a terrarium and after 1 month I have notice a (currently) small spider snuck it's way in. Should I attempted to remove or will the springtails be Ok? It's a medium size jar.
Andrew Harding it's likely to live quite a while and don't think it el eat the spring tails.. But if you have a piece of charcoal exposed in there for them to breed, should be fine if he does. Would be a fun thing to watch.
Hey Tanner right now I'm cultivating spring-tails for my 50 liter carboy terrarium and I am wondering if your spring-tail culture dense enough will it hamper reproduction? Right now I would say all of my charcoal cultures are covered with 60% spring-tails at any given time. Should I wait until it reach 90-100% to split them up? Also out of genetic luck I think I have a crimson red tropical spring-tail now and your spring-tail video taught me everything I know.
They do tend to max out at a certain point. You can split the colonies at any point, but the more you have, the faster they will reproduce once moved. Also I'm glad my video was of use to you!
That closed terrarium looks like one I had that went wrong. I couldn't figure out why it went wrong and now I know why. Again, this really helped me understand the changes I need to make for my terrariums. Thanks!
thaank you so much! you offer so much (you have no idea man) and i learn a lot from your channel. and i did enjoy this one as much as any of your videos!:D really great job there~
I saw the wood lice when you first put it together. Sadly I saw you put it together a year too late, yesterday to be specific. Lovely videos, really nice watching overall.
First of all, props for showing your failures. Learning from other people's failures is just as important as learning from their success, if not more so. But secondly: Dude, how did you get mono? You hitting that jailbait?
It's actually nice to know that the pro messes up too lol. Makes you more relatable and makes me feel slightly less inept after killing a whole heard of chicks and hens 😣
recognize is great, and not everything can work, the nice thing is that you learn from mistakes. Well done since the other jobs you've done have been beautiful. Angela Pulley
Mono....say no more...its like knocking on deaths door...you did good to keep you, and anything else alive...hang in there...no further excuse needed....thanks for being you. Hope your feeling better.
Your Native terrarium video inspired me to make my own, complete with some isopods! And yes, they do start to eat living plants if you don't give them enough leaf litter.
Great video. Good to see an honest update rather than the all too often "everything's perfect" video's that some people post. Often More to learn from what's gone wrong.
I know how you feel, I have an African violet that was doing terrible in my apartment, I put it outside in the summer and it really perked up. Then we got that cold spell and I brought it back in and it looks like it's dying again. I don't know how I can bring it back. It might be too late. And I tried to bring my kalanchoe in too and that's going south as well. So I feel your pain, but appreciate your honesty.
African violets do not like to be soggy. They need well-draining soil. I put mine on a layer of gravel in a large dish for extra drainage. Also, replant your violet and raise it in the middle of the pot, sort of a mound. Then, water only in the channel around the rim (I water once a week). Never let water get on the leaves and especially the crown of the plant!! I also use grow lights in winter for all my plants. If you don't have a lot of plants, just a small 24" light should be enough. Good drainage and aeration are important for any terrestrial plant (kalanchoe included). I hope that helps.
I truly appreciate your transparency and candor when it comes to success with terrariums. I will be using your techniques to test and trial my first terrarium - I'm excited to report back how mine perform! For the mealy bugs, were they transported in the soil collected? Do you use any organic methods to mitigate the pests? What software did you use to create video and section headers? Mac or PC? How long did it take to create this?
I'm still going to try a native terrarium - I live in NZ and I want to do one with native kidney ferns and the Dawsonia (largest moss in the world). I'll see how I go. Thanks for your videos :) Question: is there such a thing as a fungi terrarium?
The isopods surprisingly probably contributed a lot to the decimation of the plants. I put them in multiple terrariums and they eat everything if there isn't enough leaf litter.
Great videos! I love the how to and update videos for it's content. I wonder where the SerpaDesign name came from since Serpa is an uncommon Portuguese family name.
Here's an update that I really didn't want to do. It is what it is though, so I will just tell it like it is. I can assure you that this won't be a common theme here on SerpaDesign and I will also say that all of my other terrariums are doing well. You can expect to see updates on most of those in the near future.Go check the video description for more details as well.
I suppose this gives me more terrarium videos to make! Anyways I hope you guys will understand where I'm coming from and not be too hard on me about this one.
Love your channel man.
It does help us to see sometimes how things can go wrong. Thanks for this kind of videos. Much appreciated.
Your videos are awesome and I am definitely a terrarium fan due to you. I currently have 4 and am planning on making some for Christmas as presents to my family.
SerpaDesign yet another brill vid !
You OVERwatered your cacti. Cacti can only take water depending on the amount of sunlight you give them. If kept indoors they should be watered very rarely even if in a south facing window. If kept outside in full Summer Sun you can water them up to twice a week depending on how quickly the soil dries!!! I can tell by how etiolated the opuntia is that they didn't get much Sunlight.
I'm literally just starting, and I have to say it's a relief to see the failures of people I consider experts. It's honestly intimidating to see nothing but perfection from people. Thank you for inspiring me.
How are they looking now? It's been 8 months
keep up the good work, you are doing a fantastic job!
me too, thanks for the honesty. Growing plants is slowly encouraging me to be more ok with mistakes.
You're too hard on yourself! These things happen. Thank you for sharing the honest truth.
Cool, own it, learn from it, move on. I started my own terrariums just from watching your channel.
same here
John Phillips I.
Hi, as a grower of cacti first thing i notice is the long growth, this is mainly due to low light levels. This will cause problems like the cacti being long and leggy, having poor immune system and being very sensitive and rotting if overwatered, an easy fix is simply more light and an hour or so of direct sun, unfortunatly its something these desert plants need. Avoid water in winter, water freely in spring when they are growing, and sparingly in summer and fall.
Most definitely issues will come from etiolated growth. Unfortunately my previous location just wasn't bright enough. That's why I will most likely stick to artificial lighting in the future. Also I watered exactly as you have mentioned. I really do think the culprit was under watering.
I wonder what would happen if you put like a tiny bit of jello in the sand. probably like quick sand?
Stop being so hard on yourself, I appreciate your honesty.
I just saw the cactus video and succulent prior to this update, they both looked very well done.
Keep up your amazing art work
Been binge watching you all day, probably my favorite video I've watched so far out of the dozens of others... It's good to see people who are humble and admit they did something wrong. Perfection is the absence of improvement, and you most definitely improved since you posted this, and it's great to see. You've inspired me to get back into terrariums, thank you so much!
Looks like at least 2 cacti are salvageable. If the root is dead, cut off the base of plant or lobes. Let the cut dry and replant. They might need a little more attention to get them to root but they should.
Tanner you’re a really cool dude. My first enclosed terrarium died and I got super bummed and disappointed they didn’t look like your work. So it’s cool that mistakes happen to you too
Your channel is the best! Thank you for sharing your terrarium wisdom 💚
I appreciate u from the bottom of my heart that u came up with this update bro. Definitely learnt from Ur mistake at the right time bro. Love u 😍😍😍
God bless u....
It is no fun being sick. Especially when you're so sick that you have that 'I don't care' feeling. Believe me I understand what that feels like. I'm very glad you're feeling better. I'm glad your original instructions for the cactus terrarium still stand. I have 2 cacti in separate pots and I'm gonna add another to my collection and do a similar terrarium. Plus I just got my tiny corked bottles in the mail for making tiny terrariums. You've inspired me Tanner. Ive always loved nature but you've shown me a whole new way of interacting with it.
I am silent viewer and admirer of your videos and you are very honest and helping to tell others from your experience. Here is how I see it.
1. The bugs are a big no, you can’t afford to plant in an ecosystem with a remote chance of bugs.
2. The Cactus must have done well if kept in window, morning dew and mist must have kept up with any under-watering.
I watch a lot of cooking videos. Working on recipes takes a lot of failing too. I love it if YT cooks come online and share their "fails". You can learn a lot from failing, look at it that way. It's true, sharing your "fails" with us is helping too. I bet lots of people who watch you sometimes struggle with taking excellent care of everything all the time. We're all but humans you know ;) Thank you for uploading this and being so real with us! I love it!
I just wanted to say, thank you for your awesome Videos. I have startet with 2 enclosed terrariums, and 1 bioactive Crested gecko terrarium. Everything thrives and looks awesome. Thank you for you channel and time !
I started watching you and now i just made a sundew terrarium and this is such a good life lesson, NOTHING is EVER perfect!!!
Such a good vid,
most would indeed never mention failure,
it is part of the learning proces.
Keep up with your awesome vids!
I wish there were more videos like these on UA-cam. As you said, showing simple mistakes that can be avoided is invaluable for anyone who wants to try it. Unfortunately you will not see those in most how to videos. Thanks very much for sharing!
I liked your channel before but with this video you realy gain my trust, this is the hobby we know. Some times your project fails and all you can do is try to learn from it. I think many people who try this hobby (or any hobby) fail their first time and videos like this might give them the curage to try again with new results. Great job!
I have made many mistakes also. Not as an oldman my plants do very well. I have worked out a simple schedule for my plants. Basically I only water house plants like this as follows. All cactus are watered on the first of every month, just enough to to get the soil wet. No extra water at all. after five minutes of watering I check the tray and use a paper towel to absorb it. None cactus plants are watered on the first and the fifteenth. Again no setting water. I fertilize in mid February when the light is getting stronger and then again in April and last in june or july. Then not again until next February. I hope this will help. In terrariums I use about one half the water you used and sterlize everything before putting it in. I enjoyed your videos and lack of ego in excepting your mistakes and moving on.
Thanks for the honest updates! I really enjoy them. The most important take away is that this is a journey of learning. By being honest and open you are helping everyone who is paying attention be the best stewards of these plants and animals as possible.
I'm a recent subscriber from Japan and completely love your work and videos.
Looking forward to the redone Native Terrarium + update afterwards. Mistakes made for the better :) Thank you for the update!
I've been making terrariums for a while but never properly knew how microfauna adapted(especially springtails) and how to "properly" layer the bottom for the longevity of my indoor plants. You have educated me so much, I appreciate the hard work, experimentation, and creativity put in your videos.
I've had a dead cactus sitting in my room for over 2 years, no water at all. It was crisp, shriveled up and completely lifeless. One day, I took it out in intentions to throw it away, and by coincidence placed it in a spot where rain would hit. After a week or two, it grew back all brand new. Yours still may be alive and if you haven't got rid of them, give them a chance.
I am a serious plant enthusiast. That being said I cannot tell you how many times I messed up. I try to see every experience as a lesson learned. Im glad you updated us. The reality is in life not everything works out as we hope and there need to be more videos like this so we can all learn from these experiences!
Thanks for the update - I've been meaning to make a native terrarium since you first posted the video and it's good to see how to avoid some potential problems. I'm in no rush and have just been keeping my eyes open for that 'perfect' container which I will know when I see it! More than that though, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy all of your videos. I find them relaxing and like to watch them while I work (I make jewellery) and have seen some of them a good few times!
Your honesty is why I like you. Thanks for that!
I like the way you operate m’man. Admirable and inspiring 👌🏽
Thank you so much for these honest updates, man! It honestly helps me be more forgiving of my own mistakes and moving forward stronger. You set a great example! Blessings, brother - stay green.
I would love to see a how to recover terrarium episode
I really love your honesty and authenticity. A real man is always honest. Keepin' it real. Your the best!
Thanks for the update. I’m about to start my first cactus terrarium and both videos are packed full of vital information. Making mistakes is the way I learn most things but watching your vids is no mistake.
I really enjoy your channel. Thank you for all the knowledge that you’ve passed on as well as the inspiration you have made to me.
I actually really enjoy watching the professionals mess up and acknowledge their mistakes, it makes the channel feel significantly more real and more enjoyable to watch. Peter's Laws dictate: Fail early, fail often! Keep it up, SD
Thank you for being honest and showing us so we can learn from your mistakes!!
I love that you were so honest with these updates, if anything, I think that this is one of the most important ones, because it shows that you’re human too and make mistakes. I think it’s so much more motivating for beginners to know that it’s okay to make mistakes. As for the one in your room, you could always leave a small spray bottle near it so you can just spray it every so often :)
Don't be so hard on yourself. Everyone messes up sometime or another. And life get in the way sometimes. Thanks for the honesty and the "what not to do" info
You didn't fail, you made a successful worm habitat.
Thank you for being real! And the information
Hi Tanner Keepin' it real , love it!
I think you can salvage some of the cactus
Xavier Ancarno Definitely! Still green, so just treat them as cuttings!
Most likely it will bounce back. I will try to see what I can about it.
@@SerpaDesign I hope this happened. They look salvageable. Some look worse off in the wild and still manage.
I have much respect for you that's why I love watching this channel because of how you keep everything real keep doing what you doing and happy New Year's to you
Nothing but love for your honesty.
Appretiate your honesty....assures us all are human beings...we learn at every step
Continue the good work👍🏼
You live and you learn!
Appreciate the honesty! Not one of us on UA-cam hasn't been through that scenario at one time or another.
Crap happens bud! We all mess up. Looking forward to seeing the new versions!
You Sir have great character!
It happens to the best of us 🤷♀️ Thank you for sharing!
Straight up. At Least you don't BS people. Keep up the good work Tanner
Thanks for sharing your mistakes. It really helps me learn what not to do. Every bit of info you provide helps me a ton! I actually struggle with watering my cactus too much. I am not a very good succulent mother. Working on it though.
I'm glad you shared your failure. Everyone can hopefully learn from this!
You got this. Can't wait for further updates.
Most of those cacti is still alive. No roots needed just set them in the dirt and they will grow. I cant remember the mix you used but that may have attributed to their death. Love the video. DONT BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF!
Just started watching your videos and already inspired by them. I love that you posted this video, because when I watch people making something beautiful, I always think ' yes, lovely, but how does it look in a year, and how do you prevent it from going bad'? So a video like this is very very informative. Love it!
love all the videos, I've learned a lot from you, thanks!
Thumbs up for brave show up of a failure, thank you for posting this so we all can learn. I hope that you are feeling better now.
Thumbs up for your honesty...I am new to your channel and you have inspired me to make some terrariums as a project with my kids!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Aw you don't need to beat yourself up. Life happens and each terrarium is an experiment. Thanks for showing us your bloopers, its part of the hobby and makes our own failures sting less.
I love your honesty. So refreshing compared to too many UA-camr counterparts that don't actually care about their content, but do it for the likes. You're an inspiring man and I've thrown myself into terrariums and find it so relaxing and satisfying and more importantly it has helped me get a through a tough period in my life -- all thanks to you -- keep up the good work!
P.S. Let us know if you ever come to the UK
Thank you for the kind words. Also idk if I will ever make it over there, but I will let you guys know if I do.
I appreciate your transparency. *~{huggs}~*
At least you were honest and by being that you have helped us learn by mistakes that were made. I enjoyed the videos and now I want to make one. Great vids!!
You win or you learn. Loved your honesty.
Totally understand! I still learned things so thank you for sharing!
Thanks for sharing. We learn from your teaching & your mistakes. It only makes us all better.
nice video, it's good to show examples of failed terrariums in conjunction with beautiful ones so that we have multiple perspectives of how they can be!
When you remake the desert terrarium just make sure you have a spray bottle near by it to spray it down well once a week.
We fail, we learn, we grow. 😁
Quick question for everyone in chat and yourself. I made a terrarium and after 1 month I have notice a (currently) small spider snuck it's way in. Should I attempted to remove or will the springtails be Ok? It's a medium size jar.
Andrew Harding it's likely to live quite a while and don't think it el eat the spring tails.. But if you have a piece of charcoal exposed in there for them to breed, should be fine if he does. Would be a fun thing to watch.
A wise man learns from his mistakes, but a very wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
Thanks.
Thanks. 😊 That’s just the point. We amateurs learn from our mistakes (some times 😉) and yours. Appreciate the honesty. 👍🏼
To see a total expert make a video about a failure is inspiring to see
Hey Tanner right now I'm cultivating spring-tails for my 50 liter carboy terrarium and I am wondering if your spring-tail culture dense enough will it hamper reproduction? Right now I would say all of my charcoal cultures are covered with 60% spring-tails at any given time. Should I wait until it reach 90-100% to split them up?
Also out of genetic luck I think I have a crimson red tropical spring-tail now and your spring-tail video taught me everything I know.
They do tend to max out at a certain point. You can split the colonies at any point, but the more you have, the faster they will reproduce once moved. Also I'm glad my video was of use to you!
You're awesome! As an artist, I think learning from failure is critical to success! Keep up the good efforts, and great videos!
That closed terrarium looks like one I had that went wrong. I couldn't figure out why it went wrong and now I know why. Again, this really helped me understand the changes I need to make for my terrariums. Thanks!
You're very welcome. It's not always a successful run, but I'm glad you gained something from my misfortune!
thaank you so much! you offer so much (you have no idea man) and i learn a lot from your channel. and i did enjoy this one as much as any of your videos!:D really great job there~
Thanks for being real ❤
I'm learning from your mistakes. Thank you for explaining what went wrong 😎👍🇺🇸
I saw the wood lice when you first put it together. Sadly I saw you put it together a year too late, yesterday to be specific. Lovely videos, really nice watching overall.
First of all, props for showing your failures. Learning from other people's failures is just as important as learning from their success, if not more so. But secondly: Dude, how did you get mono? You hitting that jailbait?
sorry for my ignorance, but what does "mono" mean in this context?
It is a virus. Usually you only get it as a kid, from kissing.
Yeah but I got mono as a teen and I hadn't ever kissed anyone yet. It's a communicable disease. It's actually fairly contagious and easy to catch.
I love failure vids!!! This made me laugh so hard, because I fill ur pain. I screwed up tons of plants and projects keep it up. I'm subscribing
Respect brother! You are a good man to be honest! !
Enjoyed the video and enjoyed your honesty!
What kind of artificial light do you recommend for cacti and succulents ?
It's actually nice to know that the pro messes up too lol. Makes you more relatable and makes me feel slightly less inept after killing a whole heard of chicks and hens 😣
recognize is great, and not everything can work, the nice thing is that you learn from mistakes. Well done since the other jobs you've done have been beautiful. Angela Pulley
As one wise old gentleman said to me "you have livestock you have deadstock!" Part of life's rich tapestry. Being up front/honest helps others.
Mono....say no more...its like knocking on deaths door...you did good to keep you, and anything else alive...hang in there...no further excuse needed....thanks for being you. Hope your feeling better.
Man, you are awesome, keep it up! everyone can make a misstake.
your doing great thank you for your time.
Your Native terrarium video inspired me to make my own, complete with some isopods! And yes, they do start to eat living plants if you don't give them enough leaf litter.
GregoryMany thank you. I was wondering..
Great video. Good to see an honest update rather than the all too often "everything's perfect" video's that some people post. Often More to learn from what's gone wrong.
I know how you feel, I have an African violet that was doing terrible in my apartment, I put it outside in the summer and it really perked up. Then we got that cold spell and I brought it back in and it looks like it's dying again. I don't know how I can bring it back. It might be too late. And I tried to bring my kalanchoe in too and that's going south as well. So I feel your pain, but appreciate your honesty.
African violets do not like to be soggy. They need well-draining soil. I put mine on a layer of gravel in a large dish for extra drainage. Also, replant your violet and raise it in the middle of the pot, sort of a mound. Then, water only in the channel around the rim (I water once a week). Never let water get on the leaves and especially the crown of the plant!! I also use grow lights in winter for all my plants. If you don't have a lot of plants, just a small 24" light should be enough. Good drainage and aeration are important for any terrestrial plant (kalanchoe included). I hope that helps.
If the leaves are green and firm it will survive, pull off all the soggy leaves
I truly appreciate your transparency and candor when it comes to success with terrariums.
I will be using your techniques to test and trial my first terrarium - I'm excited to report back how mine perform!
For the mealy bugs, were they transported in the soil collected? Do you use any organic methods to mitigate the pests?
What software did you use to create video and section headers? Mac or PC? How long did it take to create this?
Will baking help remove mites?
Yes. If done property it will completely sterilize your materials.
Don't worry, we learned from our mistakes, that's how we grow with better ideas😉
It happens to us all.... We all love UA-cam cuz it's real people... Keep it real have a great day
I'm still going to try a native terrarium - I live in NZ and I want to do one with native kidney ferns and the Dawsonia (largest moss in the world). I'll see how I go. Thanks for your videos :)
Question: is there such a thing as a fungi terrarium?
Nice vid! Can you do an update on your 125 gallon vivarium? You could go into detail about what plants and animals you keep in there. :)
o Melhor, foi mt louco conhecer este canal.
The isopods surprisingly probably contributed a lot to the decimation of the plants. I put them in multiple terrariums and they eat everything if there isn't enough leaf litter.
Hey, love that you made this video. So useful to see that you are human too ;) but in all seriousness, thank you
Great videos! I love the how to and update videos for it's content. I wonder where the SerpaDesign name came from since Serpa is an uncommon Portuguese family name.