[gardeners] Seed Starting Box
William McKay (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 03 Jan 1999 19:43:15 PST
I want to build something to get bottom heat to start seedlings but am
too frugal to purchase a heat pad. I remember long ago reading about
building a box heated with regular incandescant light bulbs, but could
find nothing during a trip to the library today. I think I have all the
necessary parts hanging around: pine, old porcelain light bulb sockets,
rigid insulation, plexiglass, etc. However, I dont remember the
specifics. I am thinking of making something large enough to hold two
ten-twenty trays (@ 400 square inches).
Has anyone built one of these? If so, do you have any tips? E.g., how
many bulbs would one use and what size? Is 7 1/2 inches deep enough
(that is the widest pine I have, though I suppose I could glue up some
if I had to).
Bill McKay in E. Mass
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