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Re: Types of Lighting

H Bingham wrote:
> 
> List members,
> 
> Thanks to all for the info on halogen lights.
> 
> I have a stand so I'll be able to keep them at safe distance from
> wood, etc.
> 
> I'll be using them to start seed, of course. Though I tried this
> once before--with some success--this is the first year I've invested
> significant $$ and time.
> 
> Since the lighting will not be directly overhead, and because there
> seems to be significant heat involved, what else should I watch out
> for?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> HB
Botritis.  AKA 'Gray Mold'.  Runs rampant below 50 degrees.  50 is
truely the cut-off point, I've found.
Here's a good way to grow seedlings without heating the space.....
Go the an electrical WHOLESALER and order the heating cables that they
use on the East Coast to melt the ice from roofs and out of gutters.  I
ordered mine for my greenhouse gutters so the ice doesn't obstruct the
gutters.  I got 2 lengths of it, each was 100 feet long, with a grounded
wall plug in on the end.  I paid ABOUT $50 each.
Lay this out on your benches and put the flats on top of them.  This
heats the soil, but not the room.  The soil will be about 70 degrees or
so.  It works very well, but beware of seed that requires cool temps. 
They won't germinate. 

The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Rd & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA  98362
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