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How To Make a USB Greenhouse

video How To Make a USB Greenhouse

This video will show you how you can make your own greenhouse powered by USB!

15 comments

Apr 4, 2010. 10:12 AMsteamer551 says:

Blue LEDs stimulate the plant to make more leaves. (Good for Bonsai or non-flowering plants) Red LEDs make the plant put out flowers. If you don't want to use your computer as a power source, you can plug the USB cable into a USB charger adapter. (made for charging Phones and MP3 players) You can find them for as little as $1.99 on line. Also, If you don't have the skill to make one of these, you can get a USB powered notebook light.. (Goldengadgets.com hasd them for under $5.00)

Oct 28, 2009. 3:00 PMproanoke says:

I make my lamp according to the video but the lights burned out in a few hours.
do I need a special light????

Feb 19, 2010. 6:10 PMdildo224 says:

No but resistors, this video isnt any good also dont do it without resistors or it may harm you're main board...

Sep 26, 2009. 9:27 AMhyperman says:

I have constructed many LED lamps for plants and I doubt that a cheap LED flashlight will produce enough light to make your "plant flourish"... but it will provide a good supplement if you're in a dark room.

Nov 20, 2008. 3:31 PMsporeknight123 says:

cAN YOU ADD AN INSTRUCTABLE OF HOW TO MAKE THISH BUT WITH RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES CAUSE I CANT KEEP MY COMPUTERON ALL NIGHT

Aug 28, 2009. 9:02 AMFlyinseamnky says:

Why bother with this at all then. You could just get a small battery operated flashlight, and cut the hole to match the size of the flashlight. Of you could make it exactly as it, and buy a plug to USB charging adapter.

Mar 11, 2009. 10:19 AMElectric Bla says:

I'm actually lucky when it comes to that. I already had an outlet to usb converter that came with by energizer AA/AAA recharger. You could also get a battery housing and hook it up, but I know not if you would have to resistors and all that stuff.

Jun 18, 2009. 9:50 AMdmcunningham says:

I question this exact method, as I would be concerned with humidity and the circuitry. However, this is a great project and has given me some ideas for some supplemental lighting ideas for my indoor garden. Thank you for sharing.

Aug 9, 2009. 8:46 AM

Kirbsome! says:

one way to deal with humidity is to take a small piece of clear plastic bag, hot-glued to the bottle around the lamp part

Jan 3, 2009. 8:05 AMbombmaker2 says:

lol I used the same exact USB cable

Dec 6, 2008. 5:49 PMthe.fee.fairy says:

That is a sweet thing to make. I like the look of the mini-rose too.

Nov 16, 2008. 2:52 AMtanstafl says:

P.S. you can also recharge your phone from mine;)

Nov 16, 2008. 2:48 AMtanstafl says:

liked your idea and had all the bits:) bonus. made mine from a dynmo powered wind up torch. mine is rechargable has 2 led settings. the only thing I didn't have was the coke bottles. so it cost me about $50. can't buy coke without the scotch;)