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Post by lloyd on Jan 19, 2010 15:20:46 GMT -5
Lowes has these 4 level mini-greenhouses, $34 each, looked pretty good quality for the money. Not really strong enough for heavy lights.
Also, Lowes had some VFT's (dentate, mostly)
This was the Lowes at Castlefield and Caledonia in Toronto.
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Post by garrison on Jan 19, 2010 20:09:52 GMT -5
wow poor VFt's not in dormancy
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Post by madman on Mar 1, 2010 20:43:59 GMT -5
Went on Saturday and picked up one of those mini-greenhouses for my son and I. It is bigger than I thought it would be. Put all of our plants in it and we still have 1 and a half shelves for more plants. Now the humidity ranges from around 76% - 91%. The plants are loving it now, producing tones of dew. Even my ping is growing like crazy.
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Post by vraev on Mar 3, 2010 3:31:15 GMT -5
Those things work awsome. You just need to get enough plants in it... + get a equilibrium established. The neps love it.....unless you forget to properly arrange watering during a vacation. ;p
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Post by will20013 on May 29, 2010 9:30:31 GMT -5
could you plz post a pic of what these mini greenhouses look like, and how much they cost?
thanks will
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Post by dvg on May 29, 2010 9:41:07 GMT -5
Those mini greenhouses also go on sale at Canadian Tire from time to time.
Will20013, if you do a search on this forum, a few members have posted pics of their mini greenhouse setups.
dvg
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Post by Rug on May 29, 2010 10:45:45 GMT -5
I actually have 1 for sale as well. It is still in the box as I bought it and then a couple off days later I bought an 8' x6' and put that up in my basement instead. I then forgot all about this one so if you are intrested let me know. I am not sure how much it would be to ship it though.
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Post by vraev on May 29, 2010 12:19:47 GMT -5
I would think quite a bit RUg. For sure maybe worth more than the greenhouse itself. It is pretty heavy with all the metal beams inside.
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Post by H2O on May 29, 2010 18:49:57 GMT -5
Ya it would be pretty pricey to ship that. I got one for 30 bucks and never ended up using it lol
It was just really hard to do the lighting in it. I just went with a big shelf instead.
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Post by vraev on May 31, 2010 1:42:17 GMT -5
could you plz post a pic of what these mini greenhouses look like, and how much they cost? thanks will Here is mine a while back when I still had the ramispina and bical: it was 40$ incl. taxes. But lighting....went through multiple options...a lot of trial and error...I still remember those long waits at bustops on weekends when I visited/returned from the local canadian tire..That was the experience that taught me to save receipts atleast for a while....and finally 2y of problem-free growing. An ugly setup for the regular visitor (clearly my parents thought that), but past the covers...the plants never disappointed. THey always delivered. Its a setup that can work very very well with lots of untapped potential if I had the willingness to do a bit more DIY to make it more professional and efficient. You can see me using the straps from a Kingston USB key and a mcmaster lanyard to tie up the lights. I was successfully able to lower the room temperature and greenhouse temp very well since my balcony is pretty close. It is a great starting setup and you cannot go wrong unless you don't take the time to work with it. I never did use the middle shelves apart from when I had a huge x miranda. (pics here somewhere) I just wasn't willing to move plants when they are doing well enough + didn't want to buy more lighting etc. Tried to grow them as cheap as I could and focused on spending the big bucks on plants like hamata etc.
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Post by Rug on May 31, 2010 9:26:02 GMT -5
Just an easier idea for tying lights up in those set ups. I used "S" hooks. Super simple and easy!
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