Heat mats which use very little electricity produce gentle consistent heat.
Using heat mats to start seeds.
Seedling mats are generally sized to hold one two or four standard sized nursery flats.
Among the products commonly sold for starting seeds are heat mats.
How to use a heat mat for seed starting.
Fill a seedling tray with a quality potting mix.
Use a heat mat to start your seeds and ensure that as many seeds as possible are able to germinate.
Then plant the vegetable seeds and place your sprouting trays or pots on the heater.
A seed starting heat mat helps indoor seeds sprout evenly and quickly.
Put a heat mat under seed starting flats celled trays or even individual pots.
How to use a heat mat.
Be patient as it may take a couple of days for the mat to warm the soil especially with deep.
And they do work just as they promise to do so keeping the soil up to 20 f 11 c warmer than the surrounding air.
Some heat mats for plants even have thermostats to adjust the heat.
With a heat mat we can ensure quick and reliable sprouting for our vegetables.
A seed starting heat mat is a great tool for getting indoor seeds to sprout evenly and quickly but they also inspire two common questions.
Place the insulation such as the styrofoam plate under the seedling heat mat to provide optimal effects.
Remember to plug the seedling heat mat to the outlet and to insert the thermostat s temperature sensor into the soil.
Just lay them underneath your tray plug them in and they ll keep your seed trays warm helping speed up germination.
Should it be left on all night and after the seedlings come up.
Do i leave the heat.
One almost surefire method is to use a seedling mat an electric heating pad that sits under the seedling trays usually regulated by a thermostat.
Our seedling sprouting area is near our windows and since we start our spring garden seedlings in january.