Viewing post #942796 by springcolor

You are viewing a single post made by springcolor in the thread called Seed starting electric mats?.
Image
Sep 2, 2015 11:34 AM CST
Name: Julia
Washington State (Zone 7a)
Hydrangeas Photo Contest Winner 2018 Garden Photography Region: Pacific Northwest Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Forum moderator
Plant Database Moderator I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Sempervivums Container Gardener Foliage Fan
Yes, I run two. They run a bit hot so if I want 70 turn to 68 or so. However they both run at the same temp, so that is a problem if your growing different seeds. If you want 2 mats at different temps you have to have 2 thermostats. Most seeds give you a range for temp so I run everything a on the cooler side of the range. Mine has plugs for 4 but my greenhouse is not that big to accommodate that many mats. Also one can only manage so many seeds. One 5 place mat is more than enough to grow seeds. I usually use the other mat for cuttings like coleus and Pels. They seem to root faster with some heat and I can keep the air temp cooler. I start my begonia seed on New Years Day, then petunia and other faster growing annuals end of Feb. or first part of March so that takes care of the different temp requirements.
Sempervivum for Sale

« Return to the thread "Seed starting electric mats?"
« Return to Seeds forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by RootedInDirt and is called "Angel Trumpet"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.