Market Farming

["Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>]

We set seedling trays on top of fluorescent light fixtures. You can stack them though the bottom one gets the best heat. They put off a good bit of heat, and if you wrap your plant stand in plastic, it keeps more heat in.

 

Beth Spaugh

Rehoboth Homestead, Peru NY

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"How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." - Wendell Berry

"Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe

 

 

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From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of rbuck
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 5:39 PM
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] Heating seedling trays

 

I’m looking for people’s experience heating seedling trays.  I’ve used heat pads in the past but I saw a system recently on a farm near Olympia, Washington.  This system consisted of a hot water tank used to heat water which was circulated through small diameter tubes under seedling trays.  The farmer indicated that it was a less expensive system to run than resistance heat pads.  I’m wondering what the experience is of people on this site and what their recommendations would be for efficiently heating seedling trays.  Any and all thoughts would be much appreciated.

 

Regards,

Roy