Ditto, on that point, Rr........they sure, as heck, don't like cool "dirt".Ridgerunner said:
) The rack is 54 inches tall, about 15 inches deep and about 30ish inches wide. It will take up MUCH less basement space, so I can keep working at my cleaning. I think I'll avoid leggy plants, too, plus, after these plants go outside I'll start the tomatoes here and they'll be warmer than last year. I'll let you know how it turns out.
This is similar to how I do my plants. I have a 4 shelf green house about that size and I have attach flourescent lights (el cheapo's I bought at walmart for $7). I stack boxes under them to keep them within 2-4 inches and them move them down as they grow. Then when I harden them I have a 4 shelf stand on the front porch (faces west gets almost no sun) and hardend them there. No leggy plants, georgous green health plants. Way better then you can buy at the store.ducks4you said:My 100 tomato plants grew in the basement a year ago on a 4 x 6 piece of plywood lit by a pair of flourescent lights. I turned on the lights before I left for work, then turned off the lights when I came home. They had approximately 12-14 hours of light/day.
This year, I'll be setting up a 4 rack metal storage (pretty much THIS one at Lowe's,
Real Organized 4-Tier Chrome Wire Shelving Unit
Item #: 64014 | Model #: 143654C
for this year. I'm waiting until the weeked, and I'm going to start March crops--onions, radishes, spinach, peas--with the 3 grow lights/fixtures (that I bought for this back in October!!
