Re: Fw: Hey you early seed starters!

Well, I don't have a heat mat and I'm not sure how much one costs.  But I KNOW I have the $1.99 Christmas lights!  LOL.  
  
 
  

>I need to see that. I can't quite picture that. I just use a heat mat my 
> friend. ;-)
> a
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jesse Bell" 
> To: "Gardenchat" 
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:30 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Hey you early seed starters!
> 
> 
>> In my "Oklahoma Gardener" magazine there is an article in there about
>> buidling your own "Mini Greenhouse". You build a stand out of PVC pipes
>> for your florescent light to hang on (check - I already have all of
>> that) but here is something I never considered - and should have! Every
>> Christmas I stock up on those tiny clear Christmas lights (100 count)
>> because I use them on the patio in the summer and make "jars of stars"
>> with them (I bunch them up in crystal vases and have them around the
>> house - really pretty). BUT - it showed a picture using 2 aluminum pans
>> in plastic 28 qt. containers with lids. You put the lid upside down, put
>> the light string on it, sit the plastic container on top of the lights,
>> then put your aluminum pans (like you cook with - the cheap throw away
>> kind) inside the plastic bins and place it under your grow light. The
>> Christmas lights give a low heat which helps germinate. HOW COOL! If any
>> of you want to see the pictures I can scan it and send it
>>
>> to you in a PDF format.
>>
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