Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Flourescent Lights
- Potting Soil
- Box Fan
- Gravel
- 5 Gallon Buckets
- Seed Starting Trays w/dome
- Two small pulleys
- Roll of twine
Step1
To begin you need to find an area in your home, I use the basement, where you can set up your garden. After you locate a suitable area you can hang the two pulleys from the ceiling. Hang the pulleys as far apart as your fluorescent light is long. Once you have the pulleys in place attach them to your light using the twine. This is done so you can raise the light as your plants begin to grow. I like to leave the lights on for 12 hours a day. If you need you can purchase an additional timer so that it will automatically turn your lights on and off for you. Place your box fan somewhere where it will blow indirectly into the area where your garden is.
Step2
Prepare your seed starting trays by filling them with potting soil and fully saturating the soil with tap water. Place the trays in your seed starting dome and plant the seeds you have chosen to grow. Place the top on your dome and lower the light to 3 inches above the dome. In anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks you will see the seeds begin to sprout.
Step3
When your seeds have grown and reached the top of the dome you can remove it. When your plants have grown a few inches it is time to replant them. Prepare your buckets by drilling a hole in the bottom and filling them half the way up with gravel. Fill the remainder of the bucket with potting soil leaving a few inches unfilled at the top. Plant your smaller plants in these buckets leaving enough space for each to grow. Continue to grow your plants while raising the light whenever necessary to keep it 3" above your plants. ENJOY YOUR GARDEN!
Tomato Plant in my basement with this system
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Comments
benpauley said
on 3/24/2008 It's hard to give a definitive answer to your question for the simple reason that all seeds are not created equal, even seeds of the same plant from two different sources. For this reason I usually put around 4 seeds per section for the very small seeds. I've found this to be a pretty effective method. I hope this was helpful. Good luck!
havhopedunya said
on 3/24/2008 The seeds come in various sizes and flower seeds seem all pretty small. How do you no how many seeds to stick in the basic indoor plant starter kit? I hav been putting 2 in one section but, some are so tiny it seems wrong or something.