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Just ordered one of these from Lowes. Not using it outdoors and I may or may not use the cover. Just a cheap shelving unit that will hold 8 seed trays and it has wire mesh shelves so hanging lights will be easy. Bottom shelf near floor will just be storage. I'm also putting a 7 1/2 foot counter in the seedling room so when things get too tall for the shelves, they can go on the counter.

BootStrapFarmer has extra strength flats and 50 cell seed trays they sell in 5 packs so I'll get those next. Need to get them while supplies last. Everyone ran out of trays last year.

I have two of the flimsy 72 cell trays with flats, two humidity domes, two lights, two heat mats. Need 6 more lights and probably a couple of heat mats. Maybe a couple more domes just for germination.

The room I'm using is normally kept closed off when it gets real cold but I can stick a space heater in there if need be or use the cover. Doubt it will zip up being 19" deep shelves with trays side by side that are 21" long/deep but even just having the door draped ought to help on cold nights. Will have to see what works. Could just drape regular clear poly plastic over it.

Between holidays & bad/icy weather, I've only gotten one full week's pay so far and it was the smaller, three 12s week. The four 12s is $300 more. I'll get one of those checks on the 24th. Bought this shelving unit now because it was half price with the sale ending today. Ship to store by the 10th. I'll get trays as soon as I can(24th) and hopefully they'll still have them. Pair of tires for the truck comes first though.

Now that the holidays are over, I'll be caught up in a few weeks. Don't really need much for seeds. Major shopping will start February. Month of May will have three big paychecks so that will be finishing off the high tunnel. Should have it up and covered by then so May will be compost, all the gadgets, motorized vents, automation, drip irrigation or at least nice soaker hoses with a timer on them.

Working 6am - 6pm, plus an hour travel each way, it will be hard to do much gardening on those days. I work three days in a row every other week, have those three days off on alternating weeks and the rest is two days work, two days off. After 90 days, I'm supposed to be moving to nights but I'm going to try and talk my way out of that. I watched my ex try to adjust her sleeping hours every day or three to have some awake daytime. I don't think it's good for one's health. Hell, I don't think being nocturnal is normal or healthy for humans either. Tip toeing around because someone sleeps by day sucks as well.

Yes, those are good racks for seed starting. (Temporarily) anchor it to a wall if you can - just in case!

I’ve used those outside to harden off flats before I had a greenhouse. If you move it outside, and use it with the cover, also anchor it somehow because if the wind catches it...Yikes!