Cheer in the Warm Room
Last year, my husband took a small corner of his shop and converted it to a well insulated room to house my grow lights. It has a small heater on a thermostat and I am able to keep it at the perfect 21 degrees for germinating. In only three days, I have baby dusty miller and petunias. Hundreds of them! This is a seed starter mix that I put together myself, which is a 50/50 blend of peat moss and vermiculite. It holds plenty of moisture and resists mildew. My germination rate has doubled since I switched to this medium. The lights are on a timer and I should mention, they are not the expensive grow lights, just 2 different types of regular fluorescents, alternating warm and cool spectrums. They are on for about 14 hours a day, only an inch or two from the plants, and on a timer. When they get a few of their true leaves, I will begin transplanting. That's where that special mix really comes in handy. Because it is so...