My Basement Greenhouse

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Originally Posted by Hubbelista

Hi there, another Portlander here. Apologies for being a little late to the party, but just want to say this is an amazing setup. I'm setting up something similar in a 5x5 grow tent in my basement. I noticed that you are running PVC, do you have it hooked up to a water source outside of your grow room? also, how do you handle drainage? And where did you get your grow trays? I have been trying to find some with drainage forever. Sorry for all the questions I was just so excited when I saw your post.

Hello fellow Portlander! Due to our serious lack of sunlight most of the year, growing with lights is really our only option for moderate-high light orchids (or any plants for that matter).

The PVC is actually the drainage, routed to the basement drain. I use 1/2" pipes connected to my trays, leading into a 3/4" "main drainage pipe". I use Botanicare 4x2 rack trays because they fit perfectly into the 4' wire shelving. You can find them online, or potentially a local grow shop. I drilled the trays and installed a drain bulkhead to connect the 1/2" pvc pipe.

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To water I use a garden hose attached to my slop sink with an adapter, routed through a fertilizer injector for constant, low ppm fertilization.