OK, novice gardener here. Finally had some good success this past year :cheer1: And with a snowy weekend in sight, what better way to spend it than starting to plan out the spring/summer garden? :lol:
Anyway, seed starting is something I have never done well. I don't think there is enough light anywhere in my house... the things that sprout are always beyond leggy (6"+ of "stem" that never actually gets any leaves or anything) and the couple of things that did appear to have potential didn't make it since I haven't figured out how to harden them off properly (or maybe they were doomed from the get-go due to lack of light and not as "normal" as I thought).
A guy that works at DH's plant has a metal shop business on the side and takes the unused item from the plant back to his place. This past weekend we were over there dropping something off and he had a stainless steel table with a rack and fluorescent light fixture on a rack above it - perfect seed starting table! DH is going to check with him to see if we could have it if he didn't have plans for it. If not, I want to try and rig up one for myself down in the basement (would likely need warming mats though, I think?). Found this one on Amazon - https://smile.amazon.com/iPower-GLT5XX4 ... merReviews . Thoughts? Are there better options? Just not sure the best route to go. I do have a small greenhouse, but it's not heated so I don't know exactly what to do with it I still have a lot to learn, obviously :roll:
Anyway, seed starting is something I have never done well. I don't think there is enough light anywhere in my house... the things that sprout are always beyond leggy (6"+ of "stem" that never actually gets any leaves or anything) and the couple of things that did appear to have potential didn't make it since I haven't figured out how to harden them off properly (or maybe they were doomed from the get-go due to lack of light and not as "normal" as I thought).
A guy that works at DH's plant has a metal shop business on the side and takes the unused item from the plant back to his place. This past weekend we were over there dropping something off and he had a stainless steel table with a rack and fluorescent light fixture on a rack above it - perfect seed starting table! DH is going to check with him to see if we could have it if he didn't have plans for it. If not, I want to try and rig up one for myself down in the basement (would likely need warming mats though, I think?). Found this one on Amazon - https://smile.amazon.com/iPower-GLT5XX4 ... merReviews . Thoughts? Are there better options? Just not sure the best route to go. I do have a small greenhouse, but it's not heated so I don't know exactly what to do with it I still have a lot to learn, obviously :roll: