Using Heat Mats To Start Seeds

A seed starting heat mat helps indoor seeds sprout evenly and quickly.

Using heat mats to start seeds.

Just lay them underneath your tray plug them in and they ll keep your seed trays warm helping speed up germination. Use a heat mat to start your seeds and ensure that as many seeds as possible are able to germinate. Some heat mats for plants even have thermostats to adjust the heat. Among the products commonly sold for starting seeds are heat mats.

Fill a seedling tray with a quality potting mix. With a heat mat we can ensure quick and reliable sprouting for our vegetables. Seedling mats are generally sized to hold one two or four standard sized nursery flats. Be patient as it may take a couple of days for the mat to warm the soil especially with deep.

With our heat mat thermometer and grow lights let s start the 2019 garden season and plant broccoli cauliflower kale and bok choy seeds. Remember to plug the seedling heat mat to the outlet and to insert the thermostat s temperature sensor into the soil. Do i leave the heat. Should it be left on all night and after the seedlings come up.

Using the mat will speed germination produce healthier seedlings and prevent damping off. Use a soil less mix as it is sterile and made up of finer particles which makes it easier for the seedlings to sprout through. 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. Put a heat mat under seed starting flats celled trays or even individual pots.

How to use a heat mat. 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. Place the insulation such as the styrofoam plate under the seedling heat mat to provide optimal effects.

Heat mats which use very little electricity produce gentle consistent heat.