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ARTIFICIAL LIGHT GARDENING sa HYDROPONIC GARDENING x LIGHT GARDEN xx GARDENING xx INDOOR PLANT xx SEED & SEED STARTING Photo shows 24"x48" mirror framed in a shadow-box effect to hide fluorescent lights and to provide a planter area at the bottom. Est. cost: $44. Photo shows how to make a skylight garden area indoors by building an imitation skylight from translucent plastic and a window-like grid of 1x1 strips, backed by fluorescent strip fixture. Est. cost: $44. Photo shows how to make a display shelf with a built-in grow light for plants that can be positioned beneath the shelf. Est. cost: $16. How to build an A-frame growing unit for plants. Fluorescent growlight is suspended from the top of the frame. Plants sit in the 24"x72" tray. Unit is built from plywood and dimension lumber. Est. cost: $35. A summary of plant lighting requirements and a look at the various fixtures and bulbs that are available. Photo shows how to build a wall-mounted accent shelf 28"x12" with a plant grow-light mounted underneath. Est. cost: $42. Grow-light stand has a plywood box base with sliding doors and a two-shelf light-support frame made from aluminum angle and bar stock. Ultimate growing rack. Roll-around storage cabinet with two 48" fluorescent fixtures, plastic laminated plant shelves, and adjustable light intensity. Indoor growing (potting) center. Includes 3 shelves illuminated with "grow lights". Simple grow-light stand for starting plants indoors (48"x17") has a U-shaped conduit frame that supports fluorescent lights. Indoor gardening using high intensity discharge lighting fixture. Build a multi-shelf light stand for seed starting. Build your own "eco-center". A combination recycling station and indoor-lighted grow box. How to build a lighted garden wall indoors. Includes construction information, plant arrangement and maintenance tips. Tabletop lighted garden. Miniature gazebo conceals a light above a potted plant. Est. cost: $25. Easy-to-build planter-cabinet serves as a room divider. Planter area in the top is lined with a sheet metal pan. Planter roof is a light box that has three rows of fluorescent fixtures. Base is a two-shelf cabinet. Unit has four recessed swiveling casters. Four-shelf garden center has built-in fluorescent lights. Homeowner's guide to indoor light gardens. Several garden center ideas are illustrated. Ways to build your own indoor light garden. Four ideas shown. Starting with seeds. Detailed description of methods and equipment for starting seeds indoors. Includes a sketch of an A-frame light stand, 60" wide by 72" high, that supports three 48" fluorescent shop lights above two shelves. Tips for indoor gardeners on how to measure footcandles of light using a hand-held incident light meter or an in-camera reflective light meter. Inexpensive light box for seed starting is constructed from rigid foil-covered insulation and a two-tube fluorescent light fixture. Indoor sunlight. How to grow plants with electric lights. Tip on reflectors to focus fluorescent light fixtures used for seedlings. A light box for starting seeds is made from foil-covered insulation board. The top cover and lights can be moved upward as the plants grow. Miniature greenhouse for propagating plants under fluorescent lights is made from polystyrene panels with an acrylic cover. An easy-to-build seed starting rack that holds 20 flats under fluorescent lights. Energy saving ideas for lighting your indoor garden. How to have a year round garden in your basement. Uses fluorescent grow-lights. Getting started in indoor gardening. A guide to choosing a light fixture and other suggestions on starting simple. Making a seed-starting light stand from PVC pipe and fluorescent shop lights. General guidelines on how many hours of artificial light to give seedlings. Four-shelf stand for an indoor light-garden. On casters, the shelf unit is 66" high, 51" wide and 20" deep. Three shelves accommodate light fixtures. Includes tips on selecting fluorescent bulbs for the best plant growth. Lighted plant box simulates full sunlight. Tips on gardening under lights. Under the lights. How to raise seedlings indoors from seed using a simple fluorescent-light setup. How to grow plants and seedlings in a basement "greenhouse" using artificial lights. Includes plans for building an A-frame shelf unit with three light fixtures. Tips on the correct light for your houseplants. Light gardens that look good in living rooms. Four styles of indoor planters shown. A guide to raising large houseplants and trees under artificial light. The enlightened plant. A guide to selecting the right bulbs and correct timing for indoor artificial light gardening. Using a guest bath and adjustable lights recommended as a place to start seeds. Tips on setting up an indoor greenhouse using electric lamps for light. Includes a chart of light levels for common plants. Three shelf redwood unit features fluorescent lighting for growing plants indoors. Unit is 6-ft. high and almost 6-ft. long and can serve as a room divider. Est. cost: $50 plus light fixtures. An indoor seed starter is made of pine and plywood with clear acrylic doors. Includes a fluorescent grow light. Est. cost: $100. Build a plant-starting stand that can double as a coffee table. Fluorescent fixture is mounted beneath the top surface. Overall dimensions: 50"x17"x24" high. Beside-the-furnace growing bench is a wooden A-frame open structure with a fluorescent fixture at the top. How to stretch fluorescent lights for seedlings by hanging them inside a cardboard crate which has been painted white. How to start seedlings under indoor grow lamps. Tips for growing indoor vegetables. With good soil and fluorescent lights you can even grow strawberries. How my greenhouse starts my garden. Build "growing shelves" and use fluorescent light to start seedlings for your outdoor garden. Tips on selecting fluorescent grow lights. Tip: Build a seed starting compartment that uses a fluorescent lamp and mirrors to make sure all seedlings get light. Plant rack for starting seedlings is 18"x48"x70" tall and has three shelves and three double-tube fluorescent fixtures. Est. cost: $50. How to choose the best lighting for seed-starting and indoor gardening. The basics on seed-starting under lights. An explanation of fluorescent lights to use and a simple set up. A look at high intensity light units for indoor gardening. Build an automated indoor garden to grow vegetables year-round in a 4x4-ft. box that is lined with vinyl and filled with dirt. X-10 automation devices are used to control heat lamps, grow lamps, and irrigation. Est. cost: $500. Adjustable light stand speeds plant growth indoors. Illuminated panel and planter box set at the end of a dark hall provides needed light without the need for a window. Two styles of lighted indoor planters. One is styled like an end table, where the bottom-most shelf has a grow light above it. The second is a room divider style with three glass shelves and a storage cabinet in the bottom half. Here, the light is in the top of the cabinet. Growing tips included in the article. Indoor greenhouse (terrarium) is a Plexiglas cabinet the size of a room divider (about 4 ft. long, 7 ft. tall and 8" wide) with built-in grow lights in the top of the cabinet. Tips on growing plants under fluorescent light. Grow plants under lamplight for indoor gardening. Miniature greenhouse heated by 25-watt display lamp uses clear plastic cake cover on top of a wooden base. How to build an indoor "greenhouse" across one end of a room. An accent wall of paneling with three arched openings is built out from an existing wall. Plants are set on the floor, on shelves or hung in the space between the two walls. Fluorescent grow lights are installed overhead. Contemporary furniture with a flair. Tree planter. Large indoor planter (room divider) has a canopy with its own built-in lighting system which is controlled by timers. | |||||||||
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