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@samkasier2537

2 жыл бұрын

The cost of this project is much higher than buying heating system, sorry, I made my calculations..

Top project Tony! Nice build :)

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mark. In colder climates its a must to get an early start, raises the germination rate massively as the soil is warm constanly. Cheers for your comment mate

That was a great video. Thanks for the info.

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for your comment Nery :) have a great day

Thank you, great ideas !!

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting Lynn :)

Great project will certainly give it a go and let you know how I get on.

This is a great idea, another project for my rapidly growing to-do list 👍

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Always good to have lots of projects you can do :)

Fantastic Video Tony

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mrs Doyle. Glad it was of interest :)

great build tony. enjoyed it :) hope all does well with the plants in the tent.

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jamie, How are you getting on this year mate?

Bless your heart for sharing the knowledge, thank you.

Brilliant idea though!

Nice tip thanks

ive had the same porb with a stanly staple gun so i got an electric one some job thank you for all u teach nice guy

Thank You Tony Great video Just the thing I've been looking for raising my Japanese Fuyu Persimmon trees on my property. Thanks again I subbed you and I'll be watching.

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Al. Glad it was of interest. Welcome to the group. hope you enjoy, im sure there is plenty more of interest here :)

thankyou very much

@simplifygardening

2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome

Thank you Tony! Your stapler spring loaded slide requires cleaning, possibly filing and a light lubrication.

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin, I would have checked it out, but i got broken into 12 days ago and most of my tools stolen, I will be buying more when the insurance finally pays out. and will keep that in mind

Superb presentation ! Like the way you explain to a logical conclusion....keep it up ! Could you please repeat the silver material that forms the canopy.

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

Yes that is called silver Mylar its a growing foil search ebay or hydroponics stores

@sjt4689

3 жыл бұрын

I know I'm a bit late here but I've used cheap space blankets as an alternative. I bought a ten pack of generic ones for approximately ten dollars. For anyone who is on a tight budget. I cut them to fit anything. Also under my electric blanket to start some seedlings to reflect gentle heat. This was a great project. I hope to duplicate it myself with a few minor modifications for my own personal needs. Also want to see if I can make it with almost all compostable materials. Maybe old wool as insulation, things like that. Thanks very much for loads of inspiration ☺

@sjt4689

3 жыл бұрын

Clarification. It looked to me that a thicker type outdoor tarp lined with mylar was used in this project, which is why I suggested the mylar space blankets. The blankets themselves were also cheaper than a simple roll of mylar was at the time I bought the space blankets, so was the most economical thing I could find at the time. Pardon the confusion. FYI could also use foil in a pinch, left over chunks of mylar bubble wrap used to insulate things / pack frozen items you order online etc. Lots of possibilities to reuse materials and reduce additional plastic waste which is inevitably headed for landfills. I wish I would've had access to some of this waste at the time.

Great idea with the vermiculite!!! I got sharp sand in my bench that I rebuilt last year. Got the wood to refurb my second bench, so I will see how your goes and may use that in the second. You also mentioned weight.I was concerned about the weight on the staging as it is not self standing. Originally for lids I used upturned clear storage boxes but then built a lid with a polycarb top. Looking at your demo, I may now rebuild my second bench as a grow tent like yours. The vermiculite is the winner for me, purely as weight saving. Many thanks for posting this one mate 😀👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

MuddyBootz its a great tip mate so much lighter

@mikemarkey8729

7 жыл бұрын

MuddyBootz jj

@susancaulton5470

7 жыл бұрын

Well, Ithank you for your reply and think your film was great, I've made one! I've also subscribed.

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Welcome to UK Here We Grow Susan. There is loads to view and plenty coming up. We are also on social media platforms too just search for us. Tony

@coeneschamaun1735

Жыл бұрын

I'm in the US, and I'm not sure what "sharp sand" is. We generally have "contractor " sand, it's mostly for the homeowner making small batches of concrete, and then we have "play. sand" which is for putting in a toddler's sandbox, it's very fine grained. Or does it not make a difference? Thank you

16:18. I have sighed that sigh over a Stanley staplegun 😂

@elephasltd

4 жыл бұрын

The every other stapler as i call it. Does one staple then jams.........EVERY TIME!

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Its such a pain

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I am glad im not the only one lol

join the club, tony. i'm on my fifth staple gun. they sometimes fire two staples at once and jam .

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

It is so frustrating and they dont want to know either stanley or B&Q

I am going to get my self one,as soon as I have told the wife that the 50 years of old junk she has collected in my garage is going. Happy gardening my friend

@wendyrowland7787

7 жыл бұрын

I have a man who does the same. It is good to learn that hoarding is not a gender orientated thing!

Great video..well done all around Maybe avoid the staples which make holes for water leaks

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply. I have been unwell. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Tony this is an excellent propagation bench. It's getting the time we'll need them but at my allotment, I have a couple solar panels but not enough to run the heated cable constantly. Now without building a hotbox, which I don't have access manure I was thinking if there was a way to heat water with the tiny greenhouse heaters and then pump the heated water through underfloor heating pipes with a tiny low powered pump or even using a thermisyphon and pumping itself. Proper heath Robinson style. Have you ever seen anything like this as I think it could help loads of people on their plots.

@simplifygardening

2 жыл бұрын

Ive seen it with fires in an old wood burner with a back boiler this is pumped around to heat. You could potentially use a fish tank heater in a tank and pump that with a small 12v pump

5:00 you don't need sharp drill bits you just need to place a scrap piece of wood on the other side of the whole for the drill bit to hit so it can finish the cut clean, this is a nice build, if you're still at it can we meet as i'm as a builder for the garden and i live in the uk too!

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Justin. Still building things and a good tip thanks

Hi Tony, Love your videos and have learnt so much. I'm 73, retired and now live in France. Have made a number of no dig allotments 4 x 2 metres and 4 x 1 metres. Have converted one of my cellars into a seeding room with 2 led panel lights and a 6 x 2 ft heated propagation bench. I have made it as a mirror image of your own apart from being slightly smaller. My question for you relates to the water content. The bed is roughly the same depth and I used roughly 85 litres of vermiculite. You went off camera to fill your bed but you didn't indicate approx the amount of water needed. Can you give me a guestimate, please?

Very informative useful.where can I buy heating cable from.please let us have a link Thanks

Hi good update I found the same problem with the Stanley gun some times it the staples they are a slight difference in size Have a good day

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Gazza K they are a pain i got the yellow one does the same. im even using their staples which arnt cheap

Nice little build project mate, Very nice... and you said it wasn't a robust build.. I'd say it will last you for years to come. When you said about the weather, I can relate to that, When I lived in Mumbles, Swansea for four year, I can remember the weather around this time of year.. it make up for it in the summer though :o). Your staple gun, I don't think it is Stanley, I have one from B&Q and one from Clarkes that does them same ' missing' trick.. Cracking Stuff.. All the best Jim..

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jim. Staple guns do my head in when I want to do a job and they missfire like that. Mumbles is a beautiful part of Wales Jim, ive been totally rained off and couldnt finish the shed build which has bugged me too lol

@JimsAllotment

7 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed we will all get better weather in the coming weeks, I've been ready with the rotavator for two weeks now.. I want to try and get the spud in earlier this year.. All the best ... Jim..

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

It would be nice but stay off the ground while its soaking. sometimes planting later gets you further ahead

@JimsAllotment

7 жыл бұрын

Never a truer word said, it is wet you can do more damage by compacting the soil then good.. It' a bit cold yet anyway.. Cheers Jim..

Great Job Tony. At the point of climbing up the ladders i would of said its time for a nice cup of tea...

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Frustration kicked in with that bloody gun lol

@AllotmentDiggers

7 жыл бұрын

I have two of them stanley staple guns mine work fine But they've done a tenth of what yours has done over the last 12 mouths lol

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

I have 2 as well, a silver and yellow both misfire its so frustrating

@AllotmentDiggers

7 жыл бұрын

You know what to do send them back with a complaint...

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

I was that cheesed off i tweeted them and got no reply

in the base of my coldframe ive put an air pillow - the air bag things that are used in modern packaging to fill out standard sized cardboard boxes - anything to get the plants off the cold base of the frame (concrete blocks) - at least until the siberian wind goes away (1 march 2018!)

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

Thats an idea I never thought of. It is amazing what folks from the gardening community can think of to reuse something to perform a particular task. well done

@progtom7585

6 жыл бұрын

Cheer, funny when ideas for the garden hit you!

A+

Marvelous work Tony.

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick, glad you enjoyed it mate

Great video, my staple gun only works if I get good downwards pressure on it, what was the name of the reflective material you are using as think I need to adapt my current propagating bench. Keep up with the videos

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith that's called silver mylar, It's not cheap but not too expensive but does reflect the light very well

Very intresting where did you get the heated wire from, Thank you

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

I got it off ebay

Interesting,approx. How much does it cost ? Thanks enjoy your vids.

you are like my self work in inches ,and why buy when u cane make your own i like ye stile tony i will give this a go tanks toe paul

Inspiring as always. What is the spec of the bulbs - watts / k / spectrum?

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

These are 300watt blue 6400

Great video Tony what temp would you surgest to set a thermostat

@simplifygardening

2 жыл бұрын

around 18-22c

Hi, very nicely done video and great set-up. Although you do not say, it looks like you are using diamond mylar, is this so? Also, in response to someone else's comment about minimum distance of heat cable loops, you add that you "pinned" in the heat cable but didn't show this on the video. Exactly how did you lay your heat cable? Many thanks for your help with these details.

@simplifygardening

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I pinned it down with clips and it was laid in an s patter back and forth until the base was filled with it leaving a 5 inch gap between strands. Yes it was dimond mylar

good work Tony, I would have lost it with the staple gun :) What width of wood did you use for the light fittings?

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

The Grumpy Gardener 4 inches timber that way you have room and strength

Thanks for a great straightforward video! I have a couple questions, what kind of lights are you using? I'm asking because different types make different amounts of heat. Incandescents aren't that common anymore, but flood lights make heat, and there are regular heat lamps also.... But, maybe you don't want the heat? In that case, a fluorescent bulb, or an LED? That is why I'm asking. Do you monitor the air temperature also, and if so, what temperature are you trying to attain? Thank you.

@simplifygardening

Жыл бұрын

they are cfl's

What lights did you use it this mate

what is the silver sheet name again ? silver mila ? where did you purchase it ? it seems to be sturdy enough.. thx

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

Its called silver mylar and got it from ebay

do you have an update video? Why you need lights and top cover? The point of bottom heat is to keep tops cold to prevent them leafing out, while stimulating the root growth at the bottom.

@pingpong9656

Жыл бұрын

Does not make sense - as soon as germination happens you need to hit the seedling with light to prevent them being leggy,

Great Video!! What's the main advantage of the vermiculite, reducing total weight only? or any other advantages? heat transfer? the sand could also be dried and be re-used.... Im considering it although have not found a bulk cheap option yet for vermiculite, is quite expensive here so total cost is rather high.. thicker sturdier wooden post for supporting heavier load with sand seem cheaper than vermiculite, in my case is not a structure that generally needs to be moved around so i'm just wondering, thoughts? advise? Great channel, glad to have found it! Cheers

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, the vermiculite reduces the weight drastically, but not only that, it holds more water and heats up quicker. which means it retains the heat better than sand. If you can't find a cheaper source than maybe sand is still the option for you. This is just an alternative. you will need a much heavier frame fr sand

@mal9393

6 жыл бұрын

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@kcmalone662

2 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening I am trying to understand how heating up quicker means it retains it better. Some options (especially with thermostat) will turn off when it gets back to the temp you set it at. It can hold the temp for some time before it loses its heat. I have a hard time seeing how vermiculite would retain heat longer than sand.

Hi anyone what or where can I buy the silvermila sheet to reflect the light and heat for my heated bench propagator thank you. I have never seen or heard of it I have seen and used the vermiculate in my compost before.

I wonder if you could use an electric blanket under the black plastic to keep the bed warm enough? Will the plants be "leggy" with the lights up so high? If so, maybe you could fix it so they could be lower, then middle, then higher later. Or maybe the lights are bright enough to avoid the sprouts from over extending? Or does the reflective sides alleviate that as a problem? How well did this turn out, haven't seen it again in later videos, but may have just missed it.

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Joe an electric blanket isnt able to be wet and you must have the moisture to transfer the heat

Hi, how did the trial with the vermiculite go? Thanks for the videos. All the best,David

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

Worked great but you need to keep it moist like sand, other than that brilliant

@davidweale9621

3 жыл бұрын

@@simplifygardening many thanks for your reply much appreciated. I have ordered the heating wire etc and am keen to set up the table. all the best I'm originally from Abertillery and have often wondered where you are based, have tried to see landmark but failed.

@simplifygardening

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidweale9621 I live in a place called Nelson about 6 miles from Caerphilly David

cheers , tomorrows job currently sitting looking out my window it is blowing a hooley and raining

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Mik Lee a great rainy day project

Nice build. What kind of bulb did you use?

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

billsbasementworkshop they are cfl bulbs

this may be a silly Q, however, are you planting directly into the vermiculite or are you using flats/seed starting trays on top of the vermiculite with the vermiculite heating them? EDIT found the same Q farther down and got the answer, I plan on making this

@simplifygardening

2 жыл бұрын

The vermiculite just holds water and the heat cable its a surface to transfer heat through to the flats pots and trays

hii, where did you purchase that 100liter of vermiculite ? how much does it costs ? andrew

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

This came from my allotment shop but you can buy it online most places just google it

@andrewyek

6 жыл бұрын

i have being trying to search for it, as i am in germany most of the time and i need it in germany as well.. i got some from ebay.. which costs a boom. expensive

@ianwynne5483

5 жыл бұрын

I did this and used chimney filler from builder's merchant, cost me €20 for 200 litres,

Nice idea. Don't be too surprised if your "temporary" measure becomes something more lasting (as often happens). What kind of heat cable is that? I had to replace one because my home's water supply pipe had frozen. The instructions on the new heat cable warned not to overlap the cable to prevent burn through of the insulation. Apparently, the previous homeowner either didn't read, or ignored the instructions. The bad cable was far too long, so he/she overlapped it. Needless to say, the cable shorted out. I'm glad it didn't start a fire, but I really didn't care for the frostbitten fingers.

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

This was last year, I tore it down but will reinstate it this year normally already done but been using garage for other stuff. I have an idea for a permanent one when i build the lean to greenhouse on the back of the garage

@ronyerke9250

6 жыл бұрын

Stanley tools haven't been the same quality sinse the company changed ownership in the 1980s. 😔

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it. I was unable to find another branded stapler they cost 25 quid each and both rubbish, i dont have one atm as i garage was broken into between the 19th and 22nd and £1500 worth of my tools were stolen

@ronyerke9250

6 жыл бұрын

Stolen tools?! I hate that. My mother likes to leave the garage door open because it gets so hot in there in the summer. I've had quite a few tools go missing as a result. However, she accuses me of being unreasonable or abusive if i call this fact to her attention.

@simplifygardening

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah not good Ron, they smashed their way through a double glazing door. got insurance company coming in the morning to assess the damage, its temp boarded at the moment

what sort of power do the heated beds take? e.g. a kettle..a light bulb?

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

a light bulb its low

@carpmon7016

4 жыл бұрын

hmm interesting thank you

Those heating cables are not supposed to be crossed over in contact with itself! It may melt the cable insulation and cause an electrical shock hazard!

Great video! Weird question but did you used to run The Roach Hut? You look familiar.

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Tom. Good spot yes I owned The Roach Hut I sold up a few years ago. :)

So do seed trays sit on top of this?

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Yes Tom seed trays pots whatever you require. it provides gentle bottom heat which helps propagation and root growth

I'll have to get mine up and running again think the cables gone in mine.

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Time to get a new cable, they worth their weight in gold

How much was the cost for this project,

Surely if you cross the cable it will cause hot spots?

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Susan Caulton the cable wasnt crossed i rerouted it after as i thought the same. all running great

what light cycle do you use

@simplifygardening

7 жыл бұрын

Mik Lee in this one currently on 10hrs

Are you not trapping the heat from the cable by having vermiculite on top of the cable? That is an insulator.

@coeneschamaun1735

Жыл бұрын

The vermiculite is only a medium to hold water (moisture). The moisture (wetness) is what conducts the heat.

My concern regarding using that material is whether that could be toxic or not... the main reason why I want to grow my own vegetables is that I am trying to eat healthier

@simplifygardening

2 жыл бұрын

Alex mylar is used in all grow tents and industry for growing vegetables its perfectly safe to use

Vermiculite is sold as an insulation material but we need heat transfer for a prop bench.

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

It works really well Frank try it Sorry for the late reply. A load of comments said they were responded to even though they were not. I am slowly working through them all.

@coeneschamaun1735

Жыл бұрын

Frank, the vermiculite is only a medium to hold the water. The water is what conducts the heat.

To keep your plants from getting leggy make your light bar adjustable, raising the light as plants grow.

@simplifygardening

4 жыл бұрын

Great tips Mary thanks for adding them for the community

Great video just to let u know "home bargains.co.uk for a great little staple gun kit with about 600 mixed staples £4.95 last week and I also got two packs of 1800 staples from the Range for about £4.00