Because we live off grid we needed to find another way.
Diy plant heating mats.
Noticing that i would have to drop a lot of dough for heat mats i decided to go with this plan instead.
It s very important to stay safe and to know what kind of heater will benefit your plants.
To control heating times use a thermostat or timer.
You can plug multiple mats into a typical thermostat controller check specifications.
A lot of people these days will purchase heating pads to germinate trays of pepper and tomato seeds.
Seedling heat mats are usually sized to hold one two or four of the 1020 size standard nursery flats.
80 82 bottom temperature gap between heat mat and seed trays.
If you wish to build your own heating mats for the plants you need to pay attention on certain requirements.
Of particular interest is the temperature comparisons of the store bought heat mats and the diy plan.
Commercial heat mat surface temperature thermometer placed on top of soil.
Although there are diy alternatives to real seedling heat mats i fell for the appeal of something i could unpack plug in and put to work right away.
Bottom temperature gap between heat mat and seed trays.