Grow lights, heaters etc, on a budget

Discussion in 'Propagation This Month' started by clueless1, Oct 5, 2012.

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    I'm sure they will FC:dbgrtmb:....I'm like that with everything i sow,can't wait to see that little green shoot:yahoo:
     
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      @Kristen - I have fashioned a lid from three standard size propagator lids cut down a bit and stuck together which help a bit, but there is no back to the lid so there is a small gap where the top of the lid meets the back of the cupboard. It does stop some evaporation, but not all.

      Its all made worse I think by the fact that (to make best use of the shelf space) I am not using standard flat seed trays, but rather 6 x 12 cell trays.
       
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      Rod + Back springs to mind :heehee:
       
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        Some of the canna seeds have come up today (took longer than it usually does 1week).
        The warscewiczii and sals canna haven't shown yet but embers and sky hawk have.
        Once they pop through its time for the toms and cucumbers
         
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          I have germination! I only spotted them today when misting with tepid water - Sooooooo tiny, and all but unnoticeable until the wee water droplets collected on the miniscule wee leaves. Fingers crossed that is just the start :blue thumb:
           
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            A wee hint for those using these LED panels that comprise of blue and red illumination - when growing very small things (such as the begonias I am growing) it is nigh on impossible to see the very small seedlings whilst they are under the grow lights. However, shining a white LED torch on them shows them up in brilliant green, so you can see them against the compost.
             
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              Yes, noticed that on my only chilli seedling, thought it had turned black and died!
               
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              Finally! Got my grow lights!!! And they work fine.. Yoohooo


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                It's a bit crowded in my grow box:doh:....

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