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Re: basic gardening 101

I, too, also use shop lights, cool and warm.  The lights that are sold as
"grow" lights are expensive and provide no additional value (in my mind)
over and above the ordinary shop light.

My husband and I create a wooden frame on which we attached 4 shop lights,
each containing 2 bulbs.  The frame is hooked up to a pulley which can be
raised and lowered.  There is a 4x4' "make shift" table that is under the
light frame.  The table is a piece of plywood sitting on top of two
sawhorses.  Each table holds up to 8 flats of seeds.

This has really worked for me.  I can 'get around" the table and have easy
access to all the flats.  

Rene.

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> From: jaime <jknoble@warwick.net>
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: basic gardening 101
> Date: Thursday, March 05, 1998 7:19 PM
> 
> > I was also wondering how you started your seedlings. I want to do the
same,
> > but not sure what kind of lighjt I need and how much. I don't have $400
for
> > a gro-light rack set-up. How are you doing it? Thanks in advance for
any help.
> > 
> > Mike in Sunset zone 6
> 
> Mike you don't need an expensive light setup to start seeds.  
> You pick up an inexpensive set or two of shoplights and for 
> each, buy one warm white and one cool white bulb.  At Home 
> Despot, you can pick these up for around $1.50 each.  These come 
> under a variety of names.  But look at the display and select 
> the ones that look the closest. 
> 
> What you are doing is covering the light spectrum with 
> florescent bulbs.  The really important part is to keep them no 
> more than an inch or two above the seedlings.  Otherwise, the 
> little plants will get tall and leggy trying to reach sufficient 
> light.
> 
> Re: soil for seed starting:  sterile soilless medium.  Regular 
> soil holds too much moisture and is loaded with diseases and 
> other icky things that will murder your seedlings quickly.  
> 
> There are lots of good sites on the net that talk about seed 
> starting.  Let me know if you'd like a short list.
> 
> Best,
> Jaime  
> jknoble@warwick.net
> NW NJ, zone 6/5
>
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