| Setting Up a Mini-Greenhouse |
| Joe Lamp'l shares some advice and tips for gardeners who want to get started with greenhouse gardening. |
From "Fresh from the Garden"
episode DFFG-304 |
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Joe describes how to set up a mini-greenhouse in almost any basement or tool shed using simple shelving, inexpensive grow lights and basic heating mats.
1. Any gardener can get started in greenhouse gardening, even without a greenhouse. A corner of a basement, garage or toolshed will work fine, as long as it's heated and will stay between 60 and 80 degrees on its own.2. Plant lights or grow lights can be purchased at any garden center or home-improvement store. They mimic natural sunlight and can be found as long fluorescent tubes or flood-type bulbs (figure A). 3. Place plants on any bench or freestanding shelving unit within reach of an electrical outlet. Position the grow lights just a few inches above the plants (figure B).
4. Seedling trays can be placed on heating mats (figure C) to maintain perfect temperature of around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Some even feature a thermostat for total temperature control.5. Keep the plants watered, adjust the grow lights upward as the plants grow (figure D) and move plants to the garden when they're ready.
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