making a 'greenhouse cabinet'

making a 'greenhouse cabinet'#293540

By deleted user - Wed May 24, 2017 4:19 pm

- Wed May 24, 2017 4:19 pm #293540

Hi,

I apologize for all the questions, I am just really new to this. I built a china cabinet a while back and I am thinking about turning it into a sort of growing cabinet. Would this work?

The cabinet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_YbmKzzku8

Inspiration:

Does anyone have any good lights I could mount that you would recommend? Is this a bad idea?

Thanks,
Noah

Re: making a 'greenhouse cabinet'#293544

By deleted user - Wed May 24, 2017 4:36 pm

- Wed May 24, 2017 4:36 pm #293544

An alternative would be getting a window box as I do not have a place to put plants outdoors.

Re: making a 'greenhouse cabinet'#293545

By Rammplins -  Wed May 24, 2017 4:39 pm
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- Wed May 24, 2017 4:39 pm #293545

The one in the picture is awesome. but the cabinet in the video seems to have a lot more wood, and humidity will cause that to warp and degrade over time. the shelf's also look a bit short, you need to fit grow lights in there and a fan if you will be using one. Also are you just planning on using it as is? or are you going to put tanks in there for the plants to go into?

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Re: making a 'greenhouse cabinet'#293546

By deleted user - Wed May 24, 2017 4:44 pm

- Wed May 24, 2017 4:44 pm #293546

Rammplins wrote:The one in the picture is awesome. but the cabinet in the video seems to have a lot more wood, and humidity will cause that to warp and degrade over time. the shelf's also look a bit short, you need to fit grow lights in there and a fan if you will be using one. Also are you just planning on using it as is? or are you going to put tanks in there for the plants to go into?

I was planning on doing a tank which I thought would solve the humidity issue. What do you think?

Re: making a 'greenhouse cabinet'#293548

By Rammplins -  Wed May 24, 2017 4:53 pm
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- Wed May 24, 2017 4:53 pm #293548

Probably, if your tank has a lid. Now my only concern is how hot your grow lights are.....gotta be careful with wood and heat! you also might want to remove the doors form the cabinet, it will give you a little extra room to work with, and the humidity def wont be a problem then.

P.S. did you build the whole thing yourself or piece it together?

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