Finishing Touches on the Indoor Garden

May 9, 2020 – 9pm

I was very pleased to make a few crucial investments to the basement seedling room. A small space heater seemed to do the trick for temperature, although I probably need a humidifier as well. With my LED grow lamps, one T12 flourescent lamp, and two new LED shop lights, I feel like I have a good variety in lights and can test to see what setup works best, and keep investing from there, if need be. My last investment in the indoor space was a smoke detector, because my main concern is the electrical wiring, space heater, and buckets of water (to try and increase humidity), plus a plastic wrapped wooden frame. It seems a little shoddy, perhaps dangerous and risky, but I am going to forge ahead with what I’ve got!

Once I felt comfortable with the temperature, I put a bunch of seeds into old egg crates:

Tray 1 – 6 varieties, 3 slots per variety (from top to bottom):

• Tomatoes – San Marzano
• Peppers – California Wonder
• Tomatoes – Delicious
• Peppers – Carnival
• Tomatillo
• Peppers – Poinsettia

Tray 2 – 6 varieties, 3 slots per variety (from top to bottom)

• Basil
• Garlic Chives
• Rosemary
• Parsley
• Cilantro
• Oregano

Tray 3 – 2 varieties, 6 slots per variety (left to right)

• Spearmint
• Peppermint

Tray 4 – 4 varieties (left to right)

• Quinoa (6 slots)
• Lentils (3 slots)
• Black Beans (3 slots)
• Pinto Beans (6 slots)

Tray 5 – 1 variety, 12 slots

• Quinoa, previously sprouted

I just have to make sure to not move any of the trays and I’ll be able to track what is what!