Soil Heating Cable

They are water and moisture resistant which makes them ideal for use with indoor propagators.

Soil heating cable.

Using soil warming cables will allow you to plant earlier regardless the weather and raise better specimens. Lay down two inches of sand and then arrange the cables so that they are spaced about 8cm 3 apart. Cables are covered with a tough moisture proof pvc jacket. The soil cables provide constant heat and so the temperature of the soil should be constantly monitored controlled by a thermostat.

A 60 foot cable can typically heat a 6 6 foot hotbed. Each 60 foot cable comes with an electrical. Then add another layer of sand or soil to the desired depth deeper for less heat shallower for more. Each cable is adapted to be used with ordinary electric service.

Large soil heating cables are typically made in several popular lengths. Use 4 linear feet of cable to warm each square foot of planting area. Hydrofarm jshc12 jump start water resistant ground 12 foot heating cable with built in thermostat for indoor outdoor garden containers cold frames and soil 2 pack 3 4 out of 5 stars 3 42 99 42. The cable is then laid onto a 5cm bed of sharp sand horticultural and covered with a further 5cm of sand.

You may also choose to size the cable to suit your own space. Use indoors or out to get a jump start to your growing season. I planted a control group of plants in unheated soil. Speeds germination and seedling growth producing large healthy plants ready for transplanting.

As of may 26 the heated plants are 6 times larger while the unheated plants haven t done much. As the soil in the greenhouse usually takes time to warm up naturally. Soil heating cables can be used indoors or outdoors in cold frames or greenhouses. The cables use 3 5 watts per linear foot.

Soil heating cables deliver the right temperature necessary for the propagation of seeds and cuttings. The 6m electric soil heating cables can be used to turn greenhouse staging into your plant propagation headquarters just choose the size of cable best suited to the area you wish to cover and enjoy the rapid germination and faster growth of seeds and seedlings the extra 8 to 12 degrees c of heat encourages. The most useful sizes are 40 60 or 80 feet. While ambient soild temp was 60 degrees in april and may this heat cable raised the soil temp to 80 degrees day and night.

Bury the cables in soil or soil based mixtures so that no portion of the colored heating section is visible.