How To Use A Heat Mat For Plants

Our seedling sprouting area is near our windows and since we start our spring garden seedlings in january.

How to use a heat mat for plants.

Note that after you get a flat of seeds germinated you can move it off the mat to a sunny window or under lights and use that mat under the next flat of seeds. Most plants require a soil temperature of 70 to 72 degrees fahrenheit but some plants like peppers require warmer temperatures of 80 to 85 fahrenheit. Set it between 70 and 80 degrees fahrenheit or follow the recommendation on the plant tag if provided. How to use a heat mat.

With our heat mat thermometer and grow lights let s start the 2019 garden season and plant broccoli cauliflower kale and bok choy seeds. If you want to use a soil heating cable in a greenhouse you may use it to heat an entire bench a portion of the bench or just a fiat or two. There are mats made to fit one to four trays. Heat mats which use very little electricity produce gentle consistent heat.

Put a heat mat under seed starting flats celled trays or even individual pots. Heat mats are especially useful for starting seeds of plants that like warm temperatures such as peppers and basil. You place the seedling heat mat under the flat and. Save your money on growing equipment especially if you are a hobby grower.

After this you should shovel the growing medium into the frame. Some heat mats for plants even have thermostats to adjust the heat. Seedling heat mats match the footprint of typical seed flats with a 9 by 19 1 2 inch size for one flat and a 20 by 48 inch size for four flats. This is all you need to start using the soil heating cables.

Set the seedling tray on top of the heat mat. Choose large plant heat mats if you are going to use two or more trays for germination at the same time. Turn the heat mat off at night when plants require a lower temperature. After you re done connect the cable and thermostat to the outlet.

A heat mat is a product manufactured for plant propagation and is found in many gardening centers. Do not use large mats if you have a small tray by doing this you will be wasting your money on large mat and electricity heat energy. With a heat mat we can ensure quick and reliable sprouting for our vegetables. Read the back of the seed packet to verify the temperature requirement of your seeds.

The heating pad used for medical purposes is not for gardening and may cause injury or fires.