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Making an Indoor Greenhouse

December 20, 2010

Plants with grow lights.I have a large area in my basement that still has a dirt floor. I would like to experiment with an indoor green house. Any ideas on this?

By PAULINE from Emsdale, Ontario

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December 24, 20100 found this helpful

Sorry, but my opinion is don't. Spiders get everywhere. I know, because my aunt has one.

 
January 8, 20110 found this helpful

Go for it! I built a double platform using 2X4's and a sheet of plywood cut in half; 1/2 sheet for each platform. I have fluorescent lights on chains that can be raised & lowered according to plant height. It is important to keep the lights close together (I have five 4 ft. lights on each level) and also close to the plants. The lights also create some heat so keep this in mind. You don't want a room too hot but you don't want it too cold either. Also, do you have mice since you have a dirt floor? It's okay if you do but you will need to set your platform up on metal coffee cans so that the mice cannot get to your plants. They will literally mow them down once they start growing.

 
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February 26, 2018

It is possible to create a small greenhouse in the basement for starting your garden seeds. Get the right lighting, planting medium, and then care for your seedlings.

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December 20, 2010

I would like to know how to make an indoor greenhouse that uses grow lights.

 
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March 28, 2010

I created an indoor greenhouse in my bedroom during the winter by our big windows facing south. I have been using grow lights, but the house barely gets over 70 in the winter.

 
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