You can also go to my web site, and search for “Building a Plant Stand.” That will give step-by-step directions for building an inexpensive A-frame plant stand that will hold 6 flats, and have room below it for 4 to 6 more flats on the floor. Put plastic over the table to protect it from water spills. If you have a warm basement, I’d suggest that the easiest approach for a starting a few things would be to use a card table and 4-foot fluorescent fixtures hanging from the ceiling. Jack chain easily allows you to adjust the height of your lights. Or mix cool and warm white to get a broader light spectrum. You are not raising plants for sale, and for the short time they will spend in your basement, regular cool white tubes are fine. But do not, I repeat, DO NOT spend the money to buy full-spectrum tubes which cost upwards of $35 each.
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Sold as shop lights, T-8 2-tube fixtures should cost around $20 each, plus the fluorescent tubes which cost around $8 each. There are also LED grow-lights of various sorts that use even less energy, though those can be very expensive. These work, but now have been replaced with more energy efficient, slimmer, T-8 tubes. For years I used fluorescent lights: 4-footers with fat T-12 tubes. There are several types of lights for growing seedlings. Electric heat mats place under your seedlings will help get quick, even germination, but are not required. Last, you need a place that is at least 60 degrees, but no more than 70 degrees. Ordinary garden soil is too heavy and gets compacted with watering, and it may harbor fungal diseases. Second, you can’t use garden soil to grow your seedlings. Yes, I know some people grow things on a bright windowsill for a few weeks, but getting sturdy tomato plants or zesty zinnias requires supplemental lighting. Tomato seedlings that are almost ready for the garden.įirst, some basics: you need lights over your seedlings in order to get good plants.
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