Hedgeland Farms
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No, this is my first yr trying anything. I did wonder abt something like this...and likely will try it next yr.Have you tried the double cup red solo cup method? I might try some of these this year.
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No, this is my first yr trying anything. I did wonder abt something like this...and likely will try it next yr.Have you tried the double cup red solo cup method? I might try some of these this year.
That looks very labor intensive to me! Just because you have to constantly check the water level for each and every cup. Maybe easier with clear plastic cups so you can see the water level without lifting?
I put my seed cups in large shallow trays and water from below by simply pouring some water into the bottom of the tray...about a quarter inch deep each water. Quick and easy both to see if they need water and to add it.
No, this is my first yr trying anything. I did wonder abt something like this...and likely will try it next yr.
Sounds great!Well, there was another YouTube that I did not link to that discusses the disadvantages to the double solo cup method. First and foremost, was that if you have any number of those double cups, it gets to the point where it does indeed take a lot of labor time to check and water each cup. He said it was a great system for a handful of plants, but if you are staring 50, 100, etc... then forget about it. Too much time to check each cup.
Thanks. That is what I intend to do with my seed starting. I bought a 50 pack of 3-inch net pots, and I plan on just putting them in some 10X20 trays, or tote lids, fill up the tray with 1/4-inch of water like you said, and then let is soak up the water. Repeat in a few days if the soil is drying out.
I think I can get about (18) 3-inch net pots into each 10X20 tray. Like you said, just bottom water, checking the water level in the tray, and you are watering 18 pots at one time.
I was out in the garage this afternoon looking for my 10X20 trays. I only found one. I thought I had more than that. Probably safely stored away somewhere....
Anyways, I checked my reclaimed shelving boards and they are 3/4-inch thick X 15-1/4 inch wide X 46 inches long. I have 4 of those shelves. Looks like I can build a 4 tier seed starting shelf. I bought 5 LED 4-foot-long shop lights, so I think I will be able to have most of the shelves fully lit with the lights, 2 LED lights per shelf and one shelf with just one light. Should be good, I hope.
I dropped a hint to hubby that I'd like a pallet to make something with. Ok, not a hint. I said, I need a pallet to make the lids for my sprouting totes. Hope he can get one soon, though I'll make do without it.
I have my seed starting pots in plastic totes with hardware cloth over them like this:Curious, what do you use as sprouting totes and why would you want a pallet wood lid? I am familiar with the 10X20 black seed starting trays with the transparent plastic humidity domes on top. Just having a hard time imagining where you are going with the pallet wood totes and lids.
What I would like pallet wood for is to make a frame to attach the hardware cloth to.
As they are now, the hardware cloth fits over the totes snugly, but I think a mouse could still get in at the corners. I'm going to weigh down the corners with rocks/bricks.
My winter green house growing was a total bust this year, due to mice. They ate the seedlings, and scratched through the dirt for the seeds. I caught 4-5 mice in a snap trap, but not before they did their destruction.