seed starting shelves

Finally arranged a place with the requisite light and heat to start those great Brug seeds.Space being at a premium,it seemed reasonable to put them in the south facing window,but not to the point of obstructing the available light. The wire closet shelving from Lowe's home improvement store at $11.00 for a 12 foot length was just right.It gave 2 five foot long sections and a left-over.Mounting was simple,about $8.00 for shelf standards and tabs and it was done.The wire lays right on top of the tabs and is rigid enough for seed trays,though it deflects a little in the center with a heavier loading.Supplemental lighting can hang from the overhead shelf,and a piece of metal conduit can support the top light fixture.

detail of mounting

Pretty nifty looking shelves. You are set to go now.

That is great! Way to make use of that vertical space. I am gonna have to come up with something like that for my sunroom. Hmm.... :)

Jamie

What a great idea. And you get to watch them grow as you sit at your desk!

Great way to start growing those gorgeous Brugs!

Extremely productive area you have created and it looks so nice.

Judy

Great idea - I do have one sugesstion tho. You may need to put some plastic under your pots and trays. I use plastic peanut butter lids and margerine tops and botttoms to catch the water. You might even want to put a stip of clear plastic over the whole shelf, other wise your desk may get sprinkled!

Good thought Azalea, I have everything in plastic trays.One I like is the little 'side salad' container from BurgerKing.It has a clear pastic lid and just the right size for seed starting.

I have several of windows like yours, balveni, and I have a wooden shelf in the one in my kitchen, which I've been using to start stuff. After seeing yours, I'm going to find some similar shelving and go to town and add shelves to all the windows like. Hey, seed starters, which windows are best to use, north, east, south or west??

Don't they normally say east facing windows are best? At my house, my sunroom (aka laundry room, cat room, sewing supply room) is at the back of my house which faces east. However, due to the 3 big shade trees it doesn't get the sun one would expect in a "sun room." Our neighborhood is full of big shade trees so I personally find the "which window is best" decision irrelevant. For me, my north facing kitchen windows and west facing living room window work best. But, the front bedroom window that faces south does well too. I could be totally wrong, but I think if you go by direction only, you have to assume a house with no trees or buildings to throw off the sunlight. In which case, I guess east would be best b/c they get the morning sun but don't get fried by hot afternoon sun. Just my thoughts- by no means accurate. Ha!

Jamie

balvenie, very good idea, and really looks like something you will really get a lot of enjoyment all winter. Donna

What a great idea ... good job!!