For a while now I've been dreaming of having indoor plant shelves setup for growing plants in the winter. It's still only fall of course, but time flies and it feels like winter will be here in a blink. The main problem I have had with figuring how to build shelves is that I'm stuck with only being able to get free building materials from craigslist.org. Sure I can design to my heart's content, but when I go to a supply store and see the prices for wood and glass plate shelves I am sad. So the project is taking a bit longer than I imagined.
Luckily by the time people are cleaning out their garages and sheds, they usually just want stuff gone - so it's free! I've made just a few trips around town and managed to get:
- glass shelf pieces (so lights can shine more on plants)
- wood scraps (so I'm not losing money when I cut wrong)
- cardboard and plastic sheets (for making waterproof pot trays)
- plenty of used pots and seedling sized containers
The three things I did have to buy were indoor grow lights, short screws, and the power strip for plugging in all the lights at once. Next time though I hope to remember to look at Goodwill for super cheap power strips.
Sharing the picture(s) to share how far the project has come so far, even though no plants are growing on the shelves yet. The red shoebox holds the seeds that will be in the pots to be on the shelves - and hopefully growing nicely this winter.
