Been doing a little bed-work...

Baizanator · January 27, 2013

Just moved into a new house right after Christmas so I've been doing some work on the beds, etc. Going small-scale this year in terms of space but it's still been a chore to work on my soil, etc.

So, here we go.

This is my set up for growing my seedlings. This is currently in my livingroom because the garage has been a tad bit too cold. The ones on the left are for my grandparents down in Texas and mine are the ones just planted on the right.

This is the bed where my EarthBoxes will be. It's ~32ft long and is 3.5 ft wide. I'm going to use a trellis over the posts for tie them up.

I have this bed next to the house. The spot that it is in, coupled with the fence means this area doesn't get much sunlight. I thought about planting a few cherry tomato plants in here just to see what happens (for future use, etc.) but I think I'm going to grow my greens over here.

I have this bed right behind my house off of the back porch. It's a 3x6 raised brick bed that the original owner used for an herb garden. It gets enough sun that I can put my peppers and some carrots/radishes in here.

This is my last bed. It's 28ft long and 1ft wide. It goes down the side of the house and gets sun from noon to sunset. I'll probably be planting a tomato on each end but I can be sure that I'll be planting a row of Dragon Tongue beans here.

whistech · January 27, 2013

Looks good and I can see you have already out in a lot of work on your beds.

Rockporter · January 27, 2013

That looks great, tell me about your light setup please?

As in, how big is that light, the rack it sits on and how many lumens are you using?

Baizanator · January 27, 2013

They were a bit pricey but I needed something fast so I bought the Ultimate Grow Light Shelves from Park Seed. Very sturdy and easy to assemble and would recommend if you don't mind spending what they run for.

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Rockporter · January 27, 2013

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Originally Posted by Baizanator

They were a bit pricey but I needed something fast so I bought the Ultimate Grow Light Shelves from Park Seed. Very sturdy and easy to assemble and would recommend if you don't mind spending what they run for.

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Thanks for the info. HOw do these lights do with the seedlings? They are not High Output so how are the seedlings, leggy at all if you leave them too long on the shelf?

Baizanator · January 27, 2013

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Originally Posted by Rockporter

Thanks for the info. HOw do these lights do with the seedlings? They are not High Output so how are the seedlings, leggy at all if you leave them too long on the shelf?

Right after I put my seedlings up into Solo cups, I'll put a box fan blowing a light breeze on them. That always seems to help with the legginess. I also cold treat mine in the garage for a few night and that too will help.

Baizanator · January 27, 2013

My apologies. I bought the "Intense" Grow Light Shelves.

Rockporter · January 27, 2013

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Originally Posted by Baizanator

My apologies. I bought the "Intense" Grow Light Shelves.

Thanks.

January 27, 2013	#1
Baizanator Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hamilton, Texas Posts: 382	Been doing a little bed-work... Just moved into a new house right after Christmas so I've been doing some work on the beds, etc. Going small-scale this year in terms of space but it's still been a chore to work on my soil, etc. So, here we go. This is my set up for growing my seedlings. This is currently in my livingroom because the garage has been a tad bit too cold. The ones on the left are for my grandparents down in Texas and mine are the ones just planted on the right. This is the bed where my EarthBoxes will be. It's ~32ft long and is 3.5 ft wide. I'm going to use a trellis over the posts for tie them up. I have this bed next to the house. The spot that it is in, coupled with the fence means this area doesn't get much sunlight. I thought about planting a few cherry tomato plants in here just to see what happens (for future use, etc.) but I think I'm going to grow my greens over here. I have this bed right behind my house off of the back porch. It's a 3x6 raised brick bed that the original owner used for an herb garden. It gets enough sun that I can put my peppers and some carrots/radishes in here. This is my last bed. It's 28ft long and 1ft wide. It goes down the side of the house and gets sun from noon to sunset. I'll probably be planting a tomato on each end but I can be sure that I'll be planting a row of Dragon Tongue beans here.

January 27, 2013	#3
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	That looks great, tell me about your light setup please? As in, how big is that light, the rack it sits on and how many lumens are you using? __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~ Last edited by Rockporter; January 27, 2013 at 09:09 PM.

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January 27, 2013	#2
whistech Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Between The Woodlands and Spring, Texas Posts: 553	Looks good and I can see you have already out in a lot of work on your beds.