Commercial heat mat surface temperature thermometer placed on top of soil.
Diy plant heating mats.
Because we live off grid we needed to find another way.
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.
A lot of people these days will purchase heating pads to germinate trays of pepper and tomato seeds.
To control heating times use a thermostat or timer.
Diy light heat mat surface temperature.
Bottom temperature gap between heat mat and seed trays.
It s very important to stay safe and to know what kind of heater will benefit your plants.
A good low cost alternative is to simply make your own homemade heating mats for your seeds and seedlings.
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.
You can plug multiple mats into a typical thermostat controller check specifications.
73 75 degrees f soil temperature.