Comments on: Rack built http://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Tue, 22 May 2012 22:37:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Adam Joneshttp://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/#comment-109022 Adam Jones Tue, 03 May 2011 05:12:05 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/23/rack-built/#comment-109022 Looks great the food must taste good to. Looks great the food must taste good to.

]]> By: calebhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/#comment-108021 caleb Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:50:52 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/23/rack-built/#comment-108021 Very Nice! I plan on building something very similiar this week. Great job on the blog I will follow it now that I found it.  Keep up the good work! Very Nice!
I plan on building something very similiar this week.
Great job on the blog I will follow it now that I found it. 
Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Andreahttp://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/#comment-88896 Andrea Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:54:55 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/23/rack-built/#comment-88896 Where did you get your grow lights, Mike?  We need some! Where did you get your grow lights, Mike?  We need some!

]]> By: Jameshttp://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/#comment-80422 James Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:26:08 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/23/rack-built/#comment-80422 I'm thrilled to see so much discussion about energy efficiency, whatever the opinion. As an energy-efficient lighting vendor I've found the best method of increasing awareness is simply informing my consumers about the latest products. The fact is that when they purchase energy efficient CFL or LED light bulbs they do see the savings on their energy bills. There is a lot of discussion about government mandates and whatnot; while this does benefit my business, I think simply selling the newer bulbs on their own merit is the best way to go. Thanks, James Paul Superior Lighting Dot Com (http://www.superiorlighting.com) I’m thrilled to see so much discussion about energy efficiency, whatever the opinion. As an energy-efficient lighting vendor I’ve found the best method of increasing awareness is simply informing my consumers about the latest products. The fact is that when they purchase energy efficient CFL or LED light bulbs they do see the savings on their energy bills. There is a lot of discussion about government mandates and whatnot; while this does benefit my business, I think simply selling the newer bulbs on their own merit is the best way to go.
Thanks,
James Paul
Superior Lighting Dot Com (http://www.superiorlighting.com)

]]> By: Tomato Seedlings - An Owner’s Manualhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/#comment-51662 Tomato Seedlings - An Owner’s Manual Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:38:57 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/23/rack-built/#comment-51662 [...] lights work well – All my seedlings were grown under fluorescent bulbs. Like, bought at the grocery store, screws into a normal light socket, light bulb. No timers, [...] [...] lights work well – All my seedlings were grown under fluorescent bulbs. Like, bought at the grocery store, screws into a normal light socket, light bulb. No timers, [...]

]]> By: Mike (tfb)http://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/#comment-46455 Mike (tfb) Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:35:30 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/23/rack-built/#comment-46455 <strong>P~: </strong>Twelve inches sounds interesting. The wider-spaced ones in the photo here are on 5" centers. They work noticeably better than the closer-spaced shop lights, just about perfect for single 11x21 trays lengthwise. But I double up as the number of seedlings increase, putting four trays per shelf (pushing it, I know, but they don't stay there for long), and then, a lot more spacing would come in handy! I didn't check to see how they worked out for you last season, if you posted about them. I'll take a look!<strong>Karen:</strong> That's great! I posted the link to your building guide in tinyfarmwiki.com!!! :) P~: Twelve inches sounds interesting. The wider-spaced ones in the photo here are on 5″ centers. They work noticeably better than the closer-spaced shop lights, just about perfect for single 11×21 trays lengthwise. But I double up as the number of seedlings increase, putting four trays per shelf (pushing it, I know, but they don’t stay there for long), and then, a lot more spacing would come in handy! I didn’t check to see how they worked out for you last season, if you posted about them. I’ll take a look!

Karen: That’s great! I posted the link to your building guide in tinyfarmwiki.com!!! :)

]]> By: (not so) Urban Hennery » Blog Archive » {053:365} Seed Shelveshttp://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/#comment-46308 (not so) Urban Hennery » Blog Archive » {053:365} Seed Shelves Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:53:35 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/23/rack-built/#comment-46308 [...] requires some way to hang the 2 new lights as well as the old fixture. Mike, of Tiny Farm fame, has shelves that I’ve been drooling over all winter. This morning I asked my Mike if he thought we could build something similar - the [...] [...] requires some way to hang the 2 new lights as well as the old fixture. Mike, of Tiny Farm fame, has shelves that I’ve been drooling over all winter. This morning I asked my Mike if he thought we could build something similar – the [...]

]]> By: (not so) Urban Hennery » Blog Archive » {044:365} Light Setup and Seed Startinghttp://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/#comment-45729 (not so) Urban Hennery » Blog Archive » {044:365} Light Setup and Seed Starting Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:40:08 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/23/rack-built/#comment-45729 [...] using it again, as well as adding to it with a couple of new light fixtures and a new shelf system (like Mike’s) in the barn once it has power next [...] [...] using it again, as well as adding to it with a couple of new light fixtures and a new shelf system (like Mike’s) in the barn once it has power next [...]

]]> By: Karenhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/#comment-45133 Karen Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:53:14 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/23/rack-built/#comment-45133 We used your grow racks as inspiration to build three for our seedling room at the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Farm.  Instructions for construction are posted here: http://richmondfoodsecure.blogspot.com/2009/02/build-your-own-seedling-rack.html We used your grow racks as inspiration to build three for our seedling room at the Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Farm.  Instructions for construction are posted here:
http://richmondfoodsecure.blogspot.com/2009/02/build-your-own-seedling-rack.html

]]> By: P~http://tinyfarmblog.com/rack-built/#comment-21199 P~ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:12:10 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/03/23/rack-built/#comment-21199 I thought you'd be interested, or could at least appreciate this. I was able to salvage two beautiful dual tube flourescent light fixtures from a remodel at my day job. The lights are the 4 foot type, and the fixtures not only come with concaved highly reflective backing, but are set approximately 12 inches apart. Does this sound like a good spacing to you? I assumed that wider was better than narrower. Wasn't planning on these, but now I will definitely be set to plant next spring even earlier. P~ I thought you’d be interested, or could at least appreciate this. I was able to salvage two beautiful dual tube flourescent light fixtures from a remodel at my day job. The lights are the 4 foot type, and the fixtures not only come with concaved highly reflective backing, but are set approximately 12 inches apart. Does this sound like a good spacing to you? I assumed that wider was better than narrower.
Wasn’t planning on these, but now I will definitely be set to plant next spring even earlier.
P~

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