Re: Heavy Hitter Help-Soil Heating Cables
Where can you find these heating cables and how much are they?
Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Troy <rptroy@earthlink.net>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, December 10, 1999 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: Heavy Hitter Help-Soil Heating Cables
>Chris,
>
>I used a 12' cable for 3 square feet of area as recommended in the
>instructions ( one stump area ). I direct planted.
>
>Spacing between loops should be even. The instructions recommend a horse
>shoe
>shape pattern or similar when you lay the cable in the ground ( it's a
>continuos loop ).
>My spacing was about 4" apart. Make sure the cable does not cross or
>touch each other.
>
>Their is a built in thermostat that kicks on when the temp goes below 74
>degrees. If the soil temp is unsatisfactory, move the in line thermostat
>closer or
>farther away from the rest of the cable until the desired temp is
>achieved. The
>soil should remain moist to keep an even temperature.
>
>Recommended depth is about 3". I Initially buried it deeper but it
>wasn't keeping the soil warm enough. I guess cool air was blowing across
>the surface. The instructions say you can leave them in the ground all
>summer, but I pulled mine out before the roots really got going.
>
>I put my cable in the ground about two weeks before I planted my seed so
>I
>could make final adjustments. I would imagine you could cover it with
>black plastic to retain heat even more.
>
>Bob T.
>Torrance. Ca.
>
>
>Chris Andersen wrote:
>
>> Ok here is a question I need help with! Living in California I have
never
>> had a need to use soil heating cables before. However with the cold
spring
>> and summers we have had the past two years and long term forecast
>> predicting another cold one, I would like to try them this next season. I
>> know where to buy them but:
>> What is the proper spacing between cable loops?
>> What is the proper depth they should be placed at?
>> How many feet of cable is recommended for each plant?
>> How far in advance do they need to be placed in the soil to pre-warm the
>> ground?
>> Thanks
>> Chris
>>
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