it was not too far into march, although I can’t remember exactly when, that my pepperlings were needing bigger homes.

I transplanted every one of them to 3″ pots, the kind that you can plant… I think they are made out of recycled paper or something like that.

after about a week of watering them every day, I got tired of that and built a green house from scratch.

I started with 2″x2″ lumber and made a rectangular box that was about 6′ long 2′deep and 2.5′ high.  I also made a lid for the box.  I wraped the sides and bottom of the box in 2mil clear plastic using one continuious peice and stapeling it to the wood.  it was a fun project considering nothing had to be exact and it did not need to look pretty.

I then wrapped the lid in plastic, and although some of the wood was warped a bit, it seemed to close tight enought to keep the moisture in with the plants inside.  the lights were still on their timer and located above the greenhouse, not inside it.

although this solved my problem of needing to water constantly, it was not too long before it started some other problems.

something was growing on some of my plants… fuzzy, some kind of fungus or another.  I ended up buying some seaweed stuff that seemed to take care of the problem.  Furthermore, I really solved the problem when I bought a $9 desk fan and stuck it inside the greenhouse and plugged it into the same timer that the lights were on.  that little bit of air circulation solved a lot of problems.  Next year, I will be so much better at this whole project.  it has been a real learning experience.

Matt