Sunday, March 1, 2009

Hot box and new starts







Here are some pictures of my new starts. The larger ones are the chinese cabbage and broculli. The smaller ones are habeneros and golden belles. I just put these under the lights today after coming out of the hot box. The hot box is a box I built with 1" foilface foam board cut into pieces to make a box enclosure that will hold at least 2 trays and a light. I put a standard shop incandescent light with a 40 watt bulb for heat. To test the temperture I put a thermometer in the box and left it for an hour. I want a constant temperture of approximately 75 to 80 degrees. This is the best temp for peppers to germinate. It got a little hotter than that, so I cut ventilation hole about 4" x 4" and the temp stabilized about 81 degrees. The first batch of peppers seeds germinated right at 6 days. 90 percent came up. It works well and is easy to make. Its great to learn the little tricks it makes it easier and alot more fun.






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