Any experienced cottager knows that for growing seedlings, in addition to good soil and regular watering, a large amount of light is also needed. Of course, to accommodate all the plants need a place. Well, if you live in a big house where you can equip the whole greenhouse. But if your living space is too small? A great solution would be to create a rack for seedlings. It is possible to purchase the product in the store.
And you can make a little effort and create it yourself.
See how many benefits you will get.
The fantasy of gardeners is not limited by anything - no one forbids inventing an original “recipe” of a rack for seedlings.
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First you need to choose the raw materials from which you want to make rack for seedlings with their own hands. The most popular are wood, iron, plastics. When choosing a material rely on their financial capabilities.
Plastic is the cheapest, but not too durable.
Iron structures are quite reliable and durable, of which it is better to make racks that will always be in the same place.
Naturally, the product will cost more and will be difficult to manufacture, because you need the skills of working with metal.
The best option is wooden shelving.
They have high strength, do not require special skills, affordable.
If you prefer a tree - choose varieties that absorb poorly moisture. If it is metal - it is desirable that it be stainless steel, it prevents the formation of corrosion. For shelves, you can take plastic or plexiglass - they will retain their appearance for a long time.
You can also use plywood, but it must be covered with oilcloth to avoid damage.
The designs are divided into the following types.
Such designs provide reliability and durability.
It is more difficult to make such a rack, but it is ideal if there is limited space available.
If desired, for greater stability, the structure can be additionally fixed to a slope or frame.
Before starting work, make a design drawing, it's easier to navigate with the size, the right amount of materials. After the sketch is ready, prepare the following materials and tools:
Wooden-bar-with-45-by-45-mm section.
Manufacturing process: make 4 identical racks of the desired height from bar 45 * 45, trim the bottom edges with a circular saw for product stability. Next, you need to make the transverse straps on which the shelves will be mounted. From a bar 30 * 60 cut the required number of slats.
For sawn wood, you can use a circular or hand saw.
On racks in simple pencil make the markup, where there will be transverse strips. On these places, a chisel and a hammer need to build grooves for fastening crossbars. When the required number of grooves is done, screw the transverse strips to them with self-tapping screws.
Marking of attachment points of bars.
It remains to make the shelves: the simplest option is to cut the original bar into boards of the same size and fix them on the transverse slats between the two racks. If you decide to make shelves of plywood, then you need to cut it to the required size and fix it in the same way between the racks.
Making grooves for mounting crossmembers.
Wooden shelving ready. Finally you can paint it. Remember - so that it does not crack, you need to choose latex or acrylic paint, since they have moisture-resistant properties. The rack will look beautiful if you apply a self-adhesive film as a decoration.
Wooden shelving for seedlings ready.
To create such a design, calculate the required amount of material based on the required height of the product and the length of the shelves. The metal corner will be used as racks, transverse planks and flanges.
Calculate the amount of material based on what height the racks will be and how long the shelf will be.
For work you will need the following materials and tools:
The height of the uprights depends on what the vertical distance between the crossbars will be.
Cut the metal corner into 4 equal racks, then cut the required number of transverse slats (usually 6 and more).
We make racks for the rack.
Then you need to cut the horizontal bearing sides for the shelves, their number is multiplied by 2, that is, if you want to make a structure on 4 shelves, then the number of supporting sides equals. Drill holes for the bolts in the joints.
Collecting construction with bolts.
Connect the racks and cross bars with bolts, weld the cross joints to the side bars for future shelves.
The frame is ready metal rack ready.
Frame construction is ready. Now cut the shelves suitable size, put them on the base of the rack.
We lay the glass cloth on the base of the metal rack.
Note! The rack can be made without shelves, only it will be necessary to make such a width of the transverse slats that the boxes with the seedlings firmly held between them. You can use lighting as a decoration for a metal rack, it will also have a positive effect on plants. And if the design will be in a poorly lit place, the presence of lighting is mandatory.In order not to harm the plants, it is recommended to use LED, fluorescent or phytolamps.
Do not use incandescent bulbs - they heat too much and may damage the plants.
Any lighting component must be fixed to the bottom of the top shelf so that it illuminates the bottom. For fastening use of various fastening methods convenient to you is allowed - a metal wire, cutting of a tin tape and others.
Side supports can be attached to the slopes of the window, and on top of them put shelves.
Despite the chosen type of lighting, try to place the seedlings on the southern window.
If you do not want to spoil the window, make a rack that matches the parameters of your window opening, you will need ready-made furniture panels corresponding to the size of the window sill. Secure side racks and shelves between each other with screws or nails.
The intensity of illumination is chosen individually for each plant.
This design will be easy on the window, because the plants need free space, usually there are not more than four shelves on it.
To increase the service life and make the product aesthetic appearance, you can use paint.
This article provides the most simple options for the manufacture of structures.
If you have a rich imagination and design abilities, you can easily create various forms of shelving designs.
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