Ello all, time to start 2012/2013 Glog, well actually its quite over due.
For this season i built my self a germination cupboard. and it looks something like this.
as you can see its just an el cheapo flat pack cupboard that i bought 2nd hand, it then has 4 batten holders per shelf.
not all the batten holders have globes in them atm, i have left some empty to regulate the temperature.
As this is the first version of this cupboard it is pretty simple, the heat from the globes keeps the top 3 compartments about 16 degrees C above the room temperature in my shed (shed temp is same as outside), the daytime temp here for the last couple of months has been about 12 degrees C. so 16c + 12c = 28c. so for the daytime it usually sits about 28c and overnight it drops down to about (about 20c-24c). This temp range isn't perfect but its a lot better than the outside temperature at the moment. I might look at adding some sort of thermostat control to it in the future.
Iv been testing it out and it seems to work quite well, my germination percentages haven't been that fantastic but i think that i most likely due to other things.
So i started a few trays in my germ cupboard on the 22/6/12 and some more on 9-7-12, you can see them in the pics above (only took pics today)
potted up some of the bigger ones a week or so ago, and got them under some fluros on a timer.
most of them like their new pots but there were a few that are looking pretty bad, i think i might have been a bit rough on the roots when i transplanted them. I currently have them siting out away from the lights and hoping they make a comeback.
Some of the younger plants are nearly big enough to get potted up, ill try to be more careful this time.
For this season i built my self a germination cupboard. and it looks something like this.
as you can see its just an el cheapo flat pack cupboard that i bought 2nd hand, it then has 4 batten holders per shelf.
not all the batten holders have globes in them atm, i have left some empty to regulate the temperature.
As this is the first version of this cupboard it is pretty simple, the heat from the globes keeps the top 3 compartments about 16 degrees C above the room temperature in my shed (shed temp is same as outside), the daytime temp here for the last couple of months has been about 12 degrees C. so 16c + 12c = 28c. so for the daytime it usually sits about 28c and overnight it drops down to about (about 20c-24c). This temp range isn't perfect but its a lot better than the outside temperature at the moment. I might look at adding some sort of thermostat control to it in the future.
Iv been testing it out and it seems to work quite well, my germination percentages haven't been that fantastic but i think that i most likely due to other things.
So i started a few trays in my germ cupboard on the 22/6/12 and some more on 9-7-12, you can see them in the pics above (only took pics today)
potted up some of the bigger ones a week or so ago, and got them under some fluros on a timer.
most of them like their new pots but there were a few that are looking pretty bad, i think i might have been a bit rough on the roots when i transplanted them. I currently have them siting out away from the lights and hoping they make a comeback.
Some of the younger plants are nearly big enough to get potted up, ill try to be more careful this time.
