A grow closet helps you get an early start with tomatoes and other vegetables.
Providing a space for young vegetables or flowers in the early spring can give your garden a healthy start in the summer. Pre-manufactured grow closets can cost hundreds of dollars, and are unnecessary to buy for many applications. An easy way to provide this space is by taking a limited amount of materials and money, and build your own. The materials are available at any hardware store, and will be perfect for your young plants. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Lay two 7-foot boards parallel and 24 inches apart. Lay down a 27-inch board perpendicular and flush with each end and screw down with wood screws. Do the same at the other end and repeat this process with the last two 7-foot and 27-inch boards.
2. Stand the two 7-foot frames on their sides parallel and 3 feet apart. Lay down a 43-inch board perpendicular and flush with each end and screw down. Do the same at the other end and the other side, using the rest of the 43-inch boards.
3. Staple a 3-by-4-foot plastic sheet to each end of this frame, folding 6 inches around each side.
4. Stand the frame on its end so it is vertical. Staple one end of the 7-by-12-plastic sheeting on a 7-foot board of the frame. Wrap around the frame and overlap the stapled end. Tape over the seam with the duct tape.
5. Slice one 7-foot vertical hole on a 3-by-7-foot side, 18 inches from each 2-by-4 inch-by-7 foot board. Attach the zipper to the plastic sides created from this cut.
6. Screw the eye hooks to the center of the two 27-inch pine boards. Attach the cable to the eye hooks. Use your pliers to squeeze the clamps around the cables, securing a spot to hold your preferred grow light.
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