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It is winter here in New England and there is not much I can do outside. But what I can do is set up my indoor garden. I am going to start off by demonstrating what can be done in just 6 linear feet of space. The perfect place to do that is in my sun porch.
I am here at my sun porch. I have taken all the measurements and a space I am transforming is 6 ft by 14 ft. I have laid out the porch on graph paper and place where I want all of my shelves and planters to be. Now, all I have to do is to clear the space and get started.
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Today, I am going to begin setting up my indoor garden. I am really excited. I am going to take a couple of pieces that where already here and I am just going to clean them up and restore. I am going to strip this laminate off.
This is a table that I am going to use as an base from my shelves and I am going to take this chairs and sand them down and shellac them. I am using shellac because shellac is an all natural product. It is a natural polymer so basically it is a natural plastic.
You do want to use it in a very well ventilated area. So, the best to even use it outside if weather permits. This table and chairs look great. It is not fine furniture but I have extended the life of them for a very good purpose.
Well, the shellac on the table and chairs dried. I assembled this inexpensive off the rack shelving unit. These shelves are made of solid wood and are surprisingly strong. There perfect for me to customized.
I have place the shelving unit on this table, so that more of the shelf could receive natural sunlight. They are going to be carrying a lot of weight so, I fastened the shelving unit to the table for extra support.
Next, I am going to install my fluorescent tubes. To get my seedlings off to a good start. I am using fluorescent tubes that are balance for plants. These tubes have a color balance that is the same as natural daylight.
Buy the tubes that are 5,000 degrees Kelvin. Fluorescent tubes also use 75% less energy than normal incandescent bulbs. I am also using a timer to control when the lights come on and off automatically.
Before I continuity and expand my indoor garden, I just want to get a running total of how much I have spent on 6 linear feet so far. The shelf was $30.00, the lights was $16.00, and the flow tubes were $40.00.
Add the miscellaneous expenses which bring us to a $169.00. that is less half of what you would spend if you bought an all in one indoor garden kit. I am Patti Moreno the Garden Girl for farmers almanac TV.com and thanks for watching.
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