Description
A soil warming cable is the ideal way to propagate seeds and cuttings on a greenhouse bench or in a cold frame. The soil in the greenhouse takes time to warm up naturally: with a soil warming cable you are able to plant earlier and raise better specimens. These cables will raise the temperature of the soil by about 8 to 12°C above the current temperature. Can be used in conjunction with our Soil Warming Cable Thermostat.
A simple frame can be constructed from wood to form the propagating area required, which is them lined with polythene. The cable is laid onto a 5cm of sharp sand (horticultural) and covered with a further 5cm of sand.
We use these cables and fleece to start our seedlings in February. You don't need expensive greenhouse heaters, we don't use anything else.
Increase in temperature
Use to raise the temperature by about 8 to 12°C above ambient. For Example, if your soil is about 10°C, using these soil warming cables will increase that temperature to around 18 to 22 °C.
Size
We stock these soil warming cables in 3 different sizes, please use the 'Size' tab above to select the required one.
Lengths: 6m (50watt), 10m(100watt), and 25m(320w)
