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I have this same shelf. This year I used a king clear plastic mattress bag, furniture store charged me $5.. Yes it gets hot, even in Wisconsin. I make a slit in the plastic, about 3/4 of the way up, so I can access the plants easily. The king size plastic gives me plenty of width so I can fold the slit shut & use clamps to keep it closed up tight. Last year the wind got hold of it and over it went plants and all. This year I bungeed it to the basketball backboard. Check out my ROLLING SHELF GH
Nice idea to use the shelving. I have a little greenhouse and I leave it open six inches at the top to let the excessively hot air out. Given the fact that yours is twice the size, perhaps two six inch openings would do. It will still maintain a nice level of heat to allow germination. I had difficulties this year with my peppers and melons. I had to let them dry out a little and put them in the direct sunlight. Too much love (or water in this case) was the culpret. Some like it & some do not.
fan may help the circulation to go all the way thru the planting area. keep it more of one tempature as you go down fromr lvl to lvl.. maybe put the fan on the bottom...?
I thought Louisiana was almost tropical? LOL!
swanz199 8 months ago
@swanz199 ...Not quite.....Donald
webcajun 8 months ago
I have this same shelf. This year I used a king clear plastic mattress bag, furniture store charged me $5.. Yes it gets hot, even in Wisconsin. I make a slit in the plastic, about 3/4 of the way up, so I can access the plants easily. The king size plastic gives me plenty of width so I can fold the slit shut & use clamps to keep it closed up tight. Last year the wind got hold of it and over it went plants and all. This year I bungeed it to the basketball backboard. Check out my ROLLING SHELF GH
dkulikowski 10 months ago
@dkulikowski ...Just watched your video and commented. Thanks....Donald
webcajun 9 months ago
Nice idea to use the shelving. I have a little greenhouse and I leave it open six inches at the top to let the excessively hot air out. Given the fact that yours is twice the size, perhaps two six inch openings would do. It will still maintain a nice level of heat to allow germination. I had difficulties this year with my peppers and melons. I had to let them dry out a little and put them in the direct sunlight. Too much love (or water in this case) was the culpret. Some like it & some do not.
GreenSolarGarden 10 months ago
@GreenSolarGarden ...I find peppers take awhile to come up unless started on a heat mat inside the house. They like it nice and warm......Donald
webcajun 10 months ago