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Post by blokeman on Jan 31, 2010 12:04:24 GMT -5
So, are they of any use, or just a gimmick? I know that I can use it for warm stratification tuberous sundew seeds, but what aboot other seedlings, would they benefit from it as well? I need your opinions Thanks!
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Post by Rug on Jan 31, 2010 12:10:52 GMT -5
I used them for nep seeds and never had any luck. I hear they work well but really never got any different luck from either with or without. I bought 2 of them and used em a few times. Now they sit and collect dust.
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Post by Syble on Feb 1, 2010 1:03:47 GMT -5
i love heating pads when you can use them. They will often speed up and make germination more uniform. It also often promotes root growth on newly potted plants and helps with rooting cuttings. We did a ton of trials when i was at the college and the success with bottom heat vs. without bottom heat was very noticeable. Sib
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Post by blokeman on Feb 1, 2010 2:07:27 GMT -5
Rug: how much do you want for them Thanks Syb!
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Post by Syble on Feb 1, 2010 14:39:40 GMT -5
NP, heating pads should be fairly easy to come by at this time of year, with all the seed starting paraphernalia kicking around. Sib
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Post by dvg on Feb 7, 2010 13:56:33 GMT -5
Heating pads are a great way to start and speed up germination and then root growth in some species of plants. The only problem is that these heating pads can be quite expensive when purchased as a separate item from a greenhouse or gardening centre. A few years back one garden center in Edmonton was selling a seedling flat sized heating mat separately for $55.00 + GST. I've found that Walmart around this time of year will sell the Jiffy7 seed starting kit, complete with 72 peat pellets, 72 cell tray insert, seedling flat and clear dome plus the all important heating mat for the price of $29.99 + GST. At least this has been the case around here over the course of the last few years. A heating mat might not be effectively used for every CP, but if any of you are into getting a headstart on the gardening season or even starting other nonCP plants from seed, these mats do indeed come in very handy.
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Post by madman on Feb 7, 2010 18:23:30 GMT -5
What about the heating pads for fish tanks? Couldn't they work for CPs? I have two under my snakes enclosure, but only one is plugged in, if it would work better for germination then I could very easily remove the one from the one side of the enclosure and construct something for the plants to germinate in that I could use the heating pad underneath.
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Post by Syble on Feb 7, 2010 21:15:42 GMT -5
watch the temperature range on them. seedling heat mats are around 75 degrees F. snake mats tend to be much hotter, you may be able to get away with a rainforest one but not the desert one. Sib
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Post by madman on Feb 7, 2010 21:21:42 GMT -5
To be honest I don't know anymore what type they actually are. I built the enclosure for my snake almost 3 years ago and that was when I looked at the heating pads.
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