Thanks for the ideas,
I have some leads on free food grade buckets, just need to follow up and see if I can make it happen. Sounds like the best way to go. Good to know 5 gal won't be noticeably detrimental to growth.
As for the bench tops, I had checked out the greenhouse megastore ones you posted- and am using those as my high end, best choice option. I had also eyeballed the plastic 5 tier shelving like these
https://www.menards.com/main/t...
That would get me a 3'x10' surface for $40. Would need to see if it was worth the cost savings or not.
