I now have the plans for a float bed for growing transplants for the garden.It's 5 pages or so.If you want it, I can mail it to you.Email me with your address.

This is a really inexpensive substitute for a full fledged greenhouse.

-- sharon wt (wildflower@ekyol.com), January 17, 2001

Answers

I'm not sure that I know what a float bed is. Could you explain a little?

-- Soni (thomkilroy@hotmail.com), January 17, 2001.

A float bed is used here to grow tobacco transplants in place of a greenhouse.It's like a big cold frame with a hoopcovering,and plastic liner.You irrigate it and heat it with a few light bulbs.The water helps with solar gain,and the light bulbs do the rest.

Thousands of frugal tobacco farmers can't be too wrong.One of our Farmers Mkt growers uses them for growing vegetable transplants.Which is where I learned of them.

Very inexpensive.Like $20-30.You can make them as big as you need or make multiple ones.The plans call for approx 9'X12',but I would make it more like half that wide to reach the middle more easily. That size would hold something like 24 trays of transplants,for example.

-- sharon wt (wildflower@ekyol.com), January 17, 2001.

I'd love to see the plans! terri@tallships.ca Thanks alot.

-- Terri (terri@tallships.ca), January 18, 2001.

I'd like to see the plans too, as it may be just what I have been looking for, thank you very much.

-- Gayle (gvoshell@dol.net), January 18, 2001.

Please, yes I would like the plans, too.

-- Soni (thomkilroy@hotmail.com), January 18, 2001.

Please send them up here. The days are getting longer! Supposed to get a bunch a' snow tomorrow, Wheeeee! John

-- John in S. IN (jsmengel@hotmail.com), January 18, 2001.

Sharon, me too, me too! Just what I've been looking for. Thank you.

-- Annie (mistletoe@earthlink.net), January 19, 2001.

Sounds like something I could use. Thanks! My fingers are itching to get started.

-- phyllis warman (phyllis.warman@twcable.com), January 19, 2001.

Sharon, sounds good. we can always use an inexpensive substitute don't have a lot of money to spend.Bless you! rob

-- Rob Lang (langang@directcon.net), May 02, 2001.

Yes, please, send me a copy too. thank you.

-- Auntie Annie (sahamett@msn.com), July 16, 2001.