How To Make A Homemade Heat Mat

Bottom temperature gap between heat mat and seed trays.

How to make a homemade heat mat.

For gardeners everywhere this was a great invention as it gives the seedlings a quicker chance at success. Your heating mat has to be big enough to help all your seeds and seedlings. Diy light heat mat surface temperature. Of particular interest is the temperature comparisons of the store bought heat mats and the diy plan.

Commercial heat mat surface temperature thermometer placed on top of soil. 80 82 bottom temperature gap between heat mat and seed trays. You have to make sure that the heating mat is safe and won t cause an electrical shock or a fire hazard. To control heating times use a thermostat or timer.

It has to be easy to construct even by inexperienced users. Noticing that i would have to drop a lot of dough for heat mats i decided to go with this plan instead. These are mats on which you set your pots with seeds and they provide a small amount of heat to keep the soil temperature warm. Here s a simple diy heater for seed starting that will cost less than the flexible ones and should last for decades.

You don t want to spend so much money on this homemade device.