Dallas weather provides opportunities for gardening year round. That doesn't, however, mean you can simply plop seeds into the ground and expect them to sprout into healthy plants. Starting seeds in a friendly, nutrient-filled medium helps them sprout and develop. To do this most effectively, you need to control the environment as well, so an indoor grow light is a crucial tool.
Searching for grow lights, we discovered that this could become an expensive undertaking. Then a fellow gardener shared some plans for building our own grow light—thanks Ms. Becky! Not only was it a simple undertaking, the materials cost us less than $50.
This link has all the details and instructions.
We've started with tomatoes, peppers and some flowers. With several varieties of each, we should have plenty to plant by the end of February when the threat of frost in Dallas has passed.
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