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Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

ok, This yr I am limited on funds, and need advice on what and where to get a good reliable heating matt. Is there a difference on them?

I found one at lowes for 32 bucks.

1/8/2008 5:39:33 PM

Georgia

e-bay has some of the best deals on them compared to catalogs. I have to get one more this year and compared and theres some good deals there. 32 bucks what size is it 10 by 10 or 20 by 20. If its 10 by ten its a little high but if its bigger its a decent deal.

1/8/2008 7:37:05 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

CCW, shop around. $32 seems a bit pricy to me. My heat mat cost under $20 and that was when the Canadian dollar was at 85 cents to the U.S. dollar.

1/8/2008 8:36:31 PM

Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

seedoutlet.com has heat mats

1/8/2008 8:47:10 PM

Mt Vernon Ky

i use a heating pad that you can get at the drug store for pain works great vic

1/8/2008 10:51:15 PM

Georgia

Vic dont those heating pads shut off after like two hours??

1/9/2008 11:00:49 AM

British Columbia, Canada

Seedoutlet.com has alot of good pumpkin starting things.

1/9/2008 11:16:04 AM

Mt Vernon Ky

mine dont jason

1/9/2008 9:26:17 PM

Southeast Texas

ccw,i've had a garden for years and have be short of money to,i start my mater plant inside the house,what i've used for years is two old slow cookers (crock pots) i got 2 one day at a yard sale $1.50each, they work fine for a few maters, dont no how many peat pots you could get inside one,turn it on low and put an old towel in the bottom i always left the lid off.

1/10/2008 9:59:26 AM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

good idea. anyone want to add anything else?

1/10/2008 12:58:34 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Find someone with an old water bed heater..thermostatically controlled and free..perfect

1/10/2008 1:09:48 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

For the past few years I have used a 15 watt light bulb in a large, plastic cooler. The lid is open just enough to let the electric cord in. I put a thermometer in there and it keeps the temperature around 86 degrees. Can't get much cheaper than that.

1/10/2008 1:32:43 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Iowegian, Is this a pretty safe(worried about fire danger) way?

I have been worring how I will germ my pumpkin seeds.

Any tricks on how not to cause a fire?
thanks

1/10/2008 3:44:53 PM

Santa Rosa, CA

CCW,

If you decide to use a heating mat, be sure to keep the seeds away from the mat itself. Seeds in a moist paper towel inside of a baggie will burn if they are ON the heating mat. Be sure to place something in there to raise them up like plastic pots.

Good luck with whichever method you use!

Chuck

1/10/2008 3:57:12 PM

Georgia

Yeah chuck I found that out the hard way. Now I just take plastic coffe containers fill with a decent seed mix. Water it in put seed in, cover with saran wrap and place those on the mats. It germinates almost 100 percent of the time.

1/10/2008 4:27:12 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

CCW, howdy from warm, rainy, windy Kentucky!!! I have in the basement an oil filled, radiator type room heater. Each spring, I put a towel on top of it, and then a thick styro cooler on top of the towel...takes a couple of days to regulate the soil temp in my sprouting pots,(adjusting temp settings, and how open the lid is) but when it settles to 85 degrees or so, I am usually ready to take the sprouts out of the damp paper towels, that have been on top of the satellite box...(perfect temp it seems)!!! Also, older heating pads don't seem to have the 2 hr. shut off thing!!! Hope this helps!! Peace, Wayne

1/10/2008 4:46:36 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

Shouldn't be any fire danger. Everything in the cooler is damp and shouldn't burn. I have the bulb in a plastic trouble light fixture so the bulb won't touch anything.

1/10/2008 8:23:21 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Glad your finally getting some rain. Hope that this will mean bigger pumpkins for u guys.

So who has the Redneck Record in your area?

I am the only redneck left on the front range of colorado,lol

1/12/2008 4:05:15 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

I accidently put a coolor over the heating vent, doesnt work to well, so i tried laying it sideways, witht the lid facing the vent, a little better.

1/12/2008 4:06:33 PM

Logan Utah

any1 have a old heat mat they arent using

1/12/2008 6:13:17 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

CCW, official is Billy Burton, at 1123 07...and the unofficial, is 1394 Billy Burton...small pin hole 2 days b/4 weighoff...grown from the soon to be infamous 275 VanHook!!! Frank Mudd...held the record for a while at 1089# weighed at the Indy St Fair 07...and another hottie to look our for is the 3rd spot ... 1018 Van Hook!!!!! 1450 x self!!!! 3 or 4 years back, I used to read that 1K was not possible this far south!! LOL Hey ya'll Grow em Big in '08!!! Peace, Wayne

1/12/2008 6:31:30 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

kunz, garage sales, yard sales...or just go to yer local pharmacy...I have seen them at less than 10 bucks...just look at the instructions first, and make sure it does not include an auto shut off feature...yep, those are the cheap ones!!! LOL Start early, to get the temp regulated properly!!! It takes a few days for the temp in a gallon (or larger) pot of planting mix to regulate it's self!!! Hope this helps!!! Peace, Wayne

1/14/2008 5:31:59 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Does anyone have a spare 1123.07 or a spare 1394 billy burton.

if so let me know.

1/14/2008 7:07:55 PM

Somerset,Ky

Aaron,

Only 4/ 1394's given out very low seed count only 27 good
ones. Sorry there will be one in the Kentucky auction.

John

1/14/2008 8:22:56 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Well thanks, i was wondering about it. Hmmmmm may have to bid on the auction if others dont out bid me. great seed should fetch good price.

1/19/2008 3:39:10 PM

Mt Vernon Ky

i should have gotton a 1394 but i didnt

1/19/2008 4:37:57 PM