Need advice on seed starting infrastructure

KathyDC · January 7, 2013

Hi everyone!

I've just bought all the structure necessary to start seeds and now need to decide on the actual flats etc. that I'm going to use. So my setup is going to be, basically, a 48" long shop light on chains over a shelf. Right now I just have one shop light but plenty of room to expand. It will be located in my basement which has very little natural light.

I'm finding myself stumped when it comes to what to get to actually put the seeds into. Right now I'm leaning toward this (http://www.gardeners.com/Deep-Root-S...&q=deep%20root) because I don't want to have to be transplanting things into other pots until it's basically time to just put them into the ground -- maybe that's unrealistic though. I like the capillary mat and the reservoir that allows you to water from below. Anyway but I don't want to go throwing good money after bad.

So, what do you think? I would welcome your suggestions for setups that might work and not break the bank. I'm sure this sort of question is asked regularly so please feel free to point me to old threads.

January 7, 2013	#1
KathyDC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Suburban Washington, DC (Zone 7A) Posts: 347	Need advice on seed starting infrastructure Hi everyone! I've just bought all the structure necessary to start seeds and now need to decide on the actual flats etc. that I'm going to use. So my setup is going to be, basically, a 48" long shop light on chains over a shelf. Right now I just have one shop light but plenty of room to expand. It will be located in my basement which has very little natural light. I'm finding myself stumped when it comes to what to get to actually put the seeds into. Right now I'm leaning toward this (http://www.gardeners.com/Deep-Root-S...&q=deep%20root) because I don't want to have to be transplanting things into other pots until it's basically time to just put them into the ground -- maybe that's unrealistic though. I like the capillary mat and the reservoir that allows you to water from below. Anyway but I don't want to go throwing good money after bad. So, what do you think? I would welcome your suggestions for setups that might work and not break the bank. I'm sure this sort of question is asked regularly so please feel free to point me to old threads.