revised germination table...

[majorcatfish]

figure this needs it's own thread, quite proud of the improvements so far taken it from version 2.0 to 3.0 believe it might even go to 4.0 once totally finished...

started this project on oct 7th by removing all the plastic,moving around all the supports.. added the lower table supports<not shown>

purchase a sheet of particle board and cut out the bottom table.
sanded and sealed both tables with polyurethane.

re-skined the table with leftover 6 mil plastic. installed the cross members for the lower table, wired the 2nd fixture hung both.

added plastic cover to the lower table. had to figure out how to uncover it when needed, so cut a plastic tube and taped to it<prototype > need to fine tune that.

now how to keep it rolled up, made a couple metal hooks. it rolls nice and neat for storage when not needed.

so here we are at version 3.0

thinking about removing the foil and going flat white paint, dont know yet. and the last thing will be do the wiring of the power distribution for the light timer and always on for the heaters and fans..
still have a couple months to work on that...

 

[Nyboy]

Wow very nice !!!!!

 

[majorcatfish]

it's going to really help out next spring, seems that with the old system i was running out of space <basically overcrowding> . with the new system will be able to start all the peppers,eggplant,tomatoes on the top table , and get a head start on lettuce,bok chio, kale,etc for a early spring planting, while they are growing will be able to start cucumbers and melons on the bottom table.

next season going to start some peppers and tomatoes mid season for<hopefully> a early fall harvest...
yes @Nyboy will be planting yankees again...good call

going to do an inventory to see how many trays, seed starter packs and 3x3 pots will need to replace before next season...

my goal is to be able to be sitting in a grove of tomatoes plants by mid may.

while you all above the 35th line are wondering if the ice is okay to catch fish...

have you ever wonder where those veggies are come from in may while you are out ice fishing.

@seedcorn yes i am an evil southern gardener. proud of it

 

[ninnymary]

Wished you lived closer. I would hire you to make me a tabletop one.

Mary

 

[Nyboy]

for Yankees

 

[flowerbug]

figure this needs it's own thread, ...

when i saw the thread title i just assumed you were going to talk about the number of days it takes to germinate various plants (listed in a table format). oops. lol

now that i have gotten back to take a peek it looks very nice and that is a great idea for keeping the cover rolled up.

 

[majorcatfish]

the diamond textured mylar showed up this morning..out with the aluminum foil, in comes the mylar, have to work on a couple spots<smooth out wrinkles > otherwise it does looks a lot cleaner... it's getting closer to version 4.0, really by the time it's all done it will be 4.8.1+ the ultimate germination/grow table.......

did a ton of reading on whats the best reflective material every forum rated the diamond texture mylar the best with a 95% plus....
funny thing every time i google whats best, it took me to "marijuana growing" forums ..well if it's great to grow dope indoors..it has to be great to start all my veggies next spring.... damn learned something from them stoners..

so far to date with this project i'm in around 260.00, figuring by the time i'm done well over 300.00.

want to thank all the people at lowes hardware and amazon for their help on this project, my wallet is a lot lighter because of you.....

 

[Nyboy]

I did the solid walls in solar shed in mylar. Not sure if garden tools befit from it

 

[majorcatfish]

removed the offending panels and retaped them, looks a lot better...

the diamond myler is very neat stuff, the texture is for not having any hot spots. guess we shall see if it worth the hype..

and heres the power distribution....

need to order a few more bulbs after that, i think i'm done on the project... time to move on to the next... greenhouse

 

[Smart Red]

Generating several good ideas for my own germination and growing room. Thanks for sharing.