Buried lights.


I made a furrow with a shovel down the center of one of my raised
beds.  I tried to make it about 2 inches deep.  The top inch was
dry, from there down it was slightly moist.  I took one strand
of Christmas tree lights and laid it down in the furrow and
then doubled it back on itself.  Two strings of lights in one
furrow.  I then buried them with soil.  There were 100 lights
on the strand at 4 inches between lights, so I have, on 
average, one bulb every 2 inches.  Thanks to Allen, I left a few
lights above ground to see if the string shorts out or not.  
So far, so good.   The real test will be when it rains.  I hope
that we get a light dusting of snow first.  I don't think the snow
would short out the lights, and it would be interesting to see
if the buried lights make a difference.  
     After doing this, I think the lights may not generate enough
heat to make much of a difference.  Time will tell.
     In the Spring, when I transplant some tomatoes to the
garden, I may pile up a few lights in the ground around a
few of them 
because I think they may get a better start with even just
a little extra ground heat.  It will be fun to find out.   I will plant
others as a control.

Stan.............the cheap and lazy gardener.
     Boulder CO............Zone 6

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