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Originally Posted by BigVanVader
When I eventually build a seedling house I plan to build benches with lids like the ones in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZS15J2w9gc Double plastic, cheap and easy, and easy access. Probably wouldn't even need heat but I plan to have a heated water system using a water heater. Tubes run under a thin layer of sand the plants sit on. This would keep it warm and moist and cost very little (in my climate). |
Im always waiting for his Cat to try to climb up the plastic, every time I watch his videos.
I have thought of exactly the same thing for heated benches. I was planning on a propane fired hot water heater, myself. I have a very small one, in the same camper the furnace came out of, but Im not sure if it even still runs. I just havent had the motivation to remove it, to test it out. Theres also a water pump in there, already designed for hot water.
I even have a roll of pex pipe, that would be perfect.
Maybe I need to rethink my strategy. Invest in some heavy weight row cover, and really harden off the seedlings. Thinking back to when I worked at the Nursery, the outside plants were only covered when a cold snap was protected. These included a lot of annuals. The covering was mighty thick though.
Well, the sun is shining, its about 80 degrees in my Larger High Tunnel/Seedling House, time to go do some transplants..