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Re: No lights but wanted to share about my homemade containers

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Margaret- They are tucked onto the table between the trays and other jugs
and since they are about 1/2 full of soil they are bottom heavy. If they
were not anchored by other things I supposed a few well placed stones would
do the trick.-Teri
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From: Margaret Lauterbach <mlaute@micron.net>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 6:42 AM
Subject: Re: No lights but wanted to share about my homemade containers


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> That's a very interesting idea.  Please keep us informed how it works
> out.  How do you keep them from rolling?  Margaret L
>
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>
> >No lights for me but wanted to let you all know that the soda bottle
> >greenhouses are working out pretty good. laid on their sides with about a
> >4by 3 in flap cut and filled with  soil- the flaps stay closed withput
tape
> >and there seems to bee lots of headroom for the little seedling to grow
as
> >oppsed to some of the clear take home containers. I all of my containers
> >have little holes in the bottoms but I am just spraying them lightly-
since
> >they are covered moslty they are not drying out and I am trying to leave
> >them alone. Still not sure what I am doing. They are outside on a patioe
> >table in the light-but away from the cold and wind-We shall see.... The
> >trick will be to see how to get the little suckers out of there when they
> >need to be transplanted.( Just cut out the more of the top?) God I am
such a
> >novice It takes me three times to get anything - even when it is
> >obvious!LOL! This is my first year really trying seeds.Earnestly and with
> >commiment at least.Will probably wind up buying some plants anyway- but
hey-
> >had these seeds so - what the heck? Half of them are flowers  - I figure
it
> >is a great experiement.Went to the home and garden Expo this weelend and
the
> >the garden Clbbers are all moaning about the ultily bills for their
> >greenhouses and growlights here- It really is bad- so I an going to keep
on
> >trying to find ways. The kids and cats and lack of sunny Window space
> >indoors make me have to look for other ways.I put a reflective
blanketover
> >the tops of the covered containers the table( kind of the reverse of the
> >thing in your car window) and then one under the trays on the table with
4
> >of my arthritis Rice Packs spread out under it.  It didn't get too hot
and
> >it didn't get to cold and I didn't lose anything in the frost. My
neighbors
> >think I am a nut tho- all this for what? A bunch of  lettuce and some
> >onions?I fiugure it beats the heck out of being a couch potato and it
gives
> >the neighbors something to watch. I love in a mobile home park ful of
mostly
> >old folks and they are bored out of their minds-I am always clibing into
the
> >dumpsters to drag somthing out to use in my yard or to fix and use in my
> >house and they line up to watch or peek thru the curtains.They thought I
was
> >loopy when I stripped all the branched off of the Xmas Trees left behind
the
> >dumpsters to use to protect my plants and bushes("the winter gardener
> >episode something HGTV) and then actually PLANTED one  as a wind break
for
> >my hibiscus!(It worked. HAHAHAHA).I talk too much so I will shut up
> >now.Still working on those beds so they will be ready for my babies-Teri
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: mary slater <mcslater@hotmail.com>
> >To: <sqft@listbot.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 10:08 PM
> >Subject: Re: Lights! the rest of the story
> >
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> > > We have animals so I can't just start my seeds anywhere.  The cats
would
> > > love to get their paws in all that loose soil. I start them in the
> >bathroom
> > > and in the walk-in closet where its warm, then transfer them to the
cooler
> > > basement. I don't have any way to hang the florescents so I prop them
up
> >on
> > > canned vegetable cans and later move to spaghetti or larger cans.
> >Sometimes
> > > I need to put a board under the cans for the proper spacing of the
> > > vegetables from the lights. I leave the food in the cans for weight so
> >they
> > > don't tip over.
> > >
> > > I also spray them every other day with dilute chamomile tea to avoid
> >damping
> > > off.
> > >
> > > Cate Slater
> > > Mid-Missouri
> > > Zone 5
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: James R Carter <jrc1@juno.com>
> > > >Reply-To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
> > > >To: sqft@listbot.com
> > > >Subject: Re: Lights! the rest of the story
> > > >Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 09:09:12 -0600
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> > > >
> > > >I agree with Ron Souliere's previous comments about keeping plants
from
> > > >getting spindly.  I use the same methods and have very few problems
with
> > > >spindly seedlings.
> > > >One other thing I do is to leave the lights on at least 18 hours per
day.
> > > >  Seedlings can actually absorb light 24 hours per day for up to six
> >weeks
> > > >straight before the chlorophyl processing mechanim breaks down.  I
have
> > > >given the seedlings 24 hours of light with no problem.
> > > >My seed starter setup consists of hanging shoplight fixtures and
either
> > > >cool white or warm white bulbs (whichever are on sale).  The trays
rest
> > > >on formica sink cutouts leftover from house construction.  The
formica is
> > > >screwed onto an old, rather large, fish tank stand my landlord was
> > > >throwing out.
> > > >No need to get too fancy  - the seedlings don't know the difference!
> > > >
> > > >jrc1 in zone 4a, MN
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