A lot of people these days will purchase heating pads to germinate trays of pepper and tomato seeds.
Diy plant heating mats.
Diy light heat mat surface temperature.
If you wish to build your own heating mats for the plants you need to pay attention on certain requirements.
Commercial heat mat surface temperature thermometer placed on top of soil.
Bottom temperature gap between heat mat and seed trays.
73 75 degrees f soil temperature.
You can plug multiple mats into a typical thermostat controller check specifications.
Seedling heat mats are usually sized to hold one two or four of the 1020 size standard nursery flats.
Of particular interest is the temperature comparisons of the store bought heat mats and the diy plan.
80 82 bottom temperature gap between heat mat and seed trays.
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.