African Violets and Gesneriads: New home for my violets, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Dori: You can do light stands a bit less expensively by purchasing metal shelving from either Wal-Mart or Target. I bought some of the black metal stands at Wal-Mart a few years ago when they were on sale and bought the lights for $9.98 each and wired them to each shelf. I sat tiles on top of the shelves to keep the plants from wobbling but I've seen some folks sit plastic trays on the shelves to sit their plants in. Back then I paid $29.99 for the shelf and each light was $9.98 (I hung two on each shelf.) It isn't as professional or nice looking as the stands Sally has but it works well and the total cost was just under $100 for the set-up. I hope to someday have at least one of the nice ones like Sally's!

I only have one African Violet right now but this is a picture of one of my stands about 2 1/2 years ago. It's isn't as fancy or as nice as those large, expensive professional stands, but it is sturdy and works really well. I eventually bought wheels that fit the legs, which made it easier to roll around when I wanted to move it.