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tuk50 · January 25, 2008

I used a heat pad I found in a garage sale that was the exact size of a 72 cell tray and it had a thermostat that had L M H on the dial. I set it on L and made a second tray with the same tomato seeds and put them in a East window with our home set at 72degrees. The unheated has taken 7-10 days and the heated one has taken 4-7 days without any difference that I can see between the seedlings. Both have had a dome over them and both have not been watered except for the initial soaking of soil before planting. I'm now turning the heat off and removing the domes. Seems to be just a bit earlier, but not any difference in stem size or height that I can tell. 8)

January 25, 2008	#31
tuk50 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tucson, Arizona (catalina) Posts: 413	I used a heat pad I found in a garage sale that was the exact size of a 72 cell tray and it had a thermostat that had L M H on the dial. I set it on L and made a second tray with the same tomato seeds and put them in a East window with our home set at 72degrees. The unheated has taken 7-10 days and the heated one has taken 4-7 days without any difference that I can see between the seedlings. Both have had a dome over them and both have not been watered except for the initial soaking of soil before planting. I'm now turning the heat off and removing the domes. Seems to be just a bit earlier, but not any difference in stem size or height that I can tell. 8)