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Re: Grow lights and waterbed heaters

     
     Eric,
     
     i have created a table with an old waterbed heater. i put the heater 
     on the table first making sure that the thermostat is under the pad.
     the  i cover this with a sheet of plastic i then made a 2 inch high 
     box around the heater. then fill the box with 1 inch of sand. the sand 
     helps to disperse th heat evenly. i like to keep the sand moist also
     i provides some humidity, also the roots start growing into it 
     sometimes and it is easy to just scoop up the sand and all at planting 
     time. then i have a grow light that i set on 12 hours then off 12 
     hours. i then put a plastic sheet over the top to hold i some heat 
     do not seal it up to tight or else you will have problems with mold
     also make sure you use a sterile seed starter mix. i also give my 
     plants a treatment with fungiside  when they pop out of the ground
     just for piece of mind. hope this helps. 
     
     C'YA
     
     Jim

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Subject: Grow lights and waterbed heaters
Author:  van_gogh@ix.netcom.com at Internet-Mail
Date:    5/17/97 10:56 PM


Hello fellow pumpkineers,
 I am new at this giant pumpkin building thing and I have a few
questions to ask of you more experienced pumpkin engineers.  
     
First: I have and old waterbed heater and was wonderin' if in any of you 
folks ever use this as a pumkinbed heater?  Will it work?  Or will I 
just be burnin' up a perfectly good waterbed heater?
     
Second:  I bought a 75 watt grow light bulb at the local grocer's.  A 
friend of mine, and pumpkin buildin' competitor, told me that you can 
burn your pumpkin out on too much light.  Do pumpkins need sleep time in 
their comfy pumpkinbeds?
     
Eric Raymond
Port Orchard, WA
     
P.S.  Ron Nelson, of Bremerton, if your reading this, I'd sure like to 
talk to you.
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