How to build a light box to start your vegetable seedlings inside

Finished spread out light corner - front is off

you may buy light loge to take off your seedlings in or you may make it . This is nothing fancy but cultivate like a spell . Here is my simple light box I built myself with some fleck lumber I had around the house . It will fit between 2 - 4 enceinte trays under the Inner Light . See pictures for details of twist . I had already built them ( I have two ) or I would have done a step by step but I think you ’ll be able to follow .

Close up of corner of base - plywood screwed into 2 " x 4"/Vertical spell attached to outside

Finished opened light box-front is off

1.BASE : I apply plywood – 2′ x4′ by 1/2 inch thick piece for the base of the box that I sequester with screws to 2″ x 4″x 2′ on the short sides ( depth ) . The base is now done .

near up of top corner connection

2.TALL VERTICAL SIDES : I tie 1″ x 2″ x 45″ pieces to each corner with screw . I plug into with screws on the short sides ( depth ) another musical composition of 1″ x 2″ x 2′ to retain them together .

Close up of corner of base-plywood screwed into 2" x 4"/Vertical piece attached to outside

Close up of cross ray

3.CROSSPIECES LENGTHWISE : To touch base the top objet d’art for stability and to also hang the light , I attach ( 2 ) 2″ x 2″ x 4′ across the width .

Close up of the top recession from the outside - inside crosspiece is attached 6 " from corners

Close up of top corner connection

I screwed them in from the outside . They are set 6″ in from the front and back so the lights can pay heed and not touch each other .

I buy around 40 " of light weight chain to hang lights from

4.CHAIN TO pay heed SHOP LIGHTS : I buy around 40″ on light range and get some hooks to go into the faint slots to hang the lights . Each light will have 2 chain . The chains can be raised as the plants get tall .

Close up of cross beams

I confiscate the detachment with readable boxing tape to corners

4.FOIL INSULATION : I corrupt a roll of hydrofoil insulation ( looks like foil house of cards wrap ) from Home Depot or Lowes to envelop the outside of the luminosity box seat on three side . I attach it with wrap tape to the corner . I left the front piece disjoined so I can take it on and off . Notice the ass in the front of the wood so I can hang the front piece of insulation off them . I made some holes in the enhancer ( I reinforce the region where the holes will be with more boxing tape recording so the hole wo n’t stretch out too much ) .

Here it is with the front discussion section of foil insulation on

Close up of the top corner from the outside-inside crosspiece is attached 6" from corners

Here it is with the front piece on . I leave this on all the time as it makes it warmer except if I need to get to the plants for watering . I also like the reflection of light from the insulation when the light are on bring home the bacon more light to the plants .

Here the chapeau is resting on top of the illumination at Nox ( the Light should be OFF not on like in this picture )

I also have an excess slice to put on top of the light at dark . I keep my house pretty cool at night ( 64 ° F ) and find having a top keeps some of the heat in . I do n’t put the top piece of insulation on top of the visible light until I turn off the Light at dark and I take it off in the morning when the lights go back on .