General Discussion & Chat: That's It - I'm ready for Spring - and 4 months to go :(, 1 by Weezingreens

Weezingreens wrote:
OK, finally found the webpage for the plant stands. This page was originally posted by another DG member last spring, but I can't find the thread. Apologies for not giving this helpful friend credit, since we've made several of these stands and they really worked out well.

The plant stands are made with PVC pipe, which is quite cheap. It requires some special connectors, also reasonable. If you plan to keep your seedlings under the lights until transplant, adjusting the plan to allow more space between shelves might be advisable.

The stands are designed for 3 lighted shelves. Each shelf holds 4 standard sized flats. Each flat holds 12 cell packs. If using 6 packs, that means each flat holds 72 plants. If using 4 packs, each flat holds 48. As I recall, I can fit no more than 20 flats to a 4x8 table top, but each plant stand can hold 12 flats in a much smaller space. If an additional shelf is added on top, it holds 16 flats.

Here's the website: http://www.carlnet.org/~ttsdaly/plantstand.html