Soil Warming Cables For Better Seed Propagation
A soil warming cable is the ideal way to propagate seeds and cuttings on a greenhouse bench or in a cold frame. The soil in the greenhouse takes time to warm up naturally: with a soil warming cable you are able to plant earlier and raise better specimens. Can be used in conjunction with our Soil Warming Cable Thermostat.
A simple frame can be constructed from wood to form the propagating area required, which is them lined with polythene. The cable is laid onto a 5cm of sharp sand (horticultural) and covered with a further 5cm of sand.
We use these cables and fleece to start our seedlings in February. You don't need expensive greenhouse heaters, we don't use anything else.
Size
We stock these soil warming cables in 3 different sizes, please use the 'Size' tab above to select the required one.
Lengths: 6m (50watt), 10m(100watt) and 25m(320w)
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5 Soil warming cable
Cable fitted and works well
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5 Works very well
Can't fault
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4 Soil Warming Cable - Biogreen - 6m, 10m 25m
I think Ive worked this out from the video, the questions and the description but how to work out the length of cable needed should be made easier. The instructions that come with the cable state a 10 m cable heats 1.6 sq metres. This just doesn't fit with the advice on the video and q/a's, which work out at nearer 0.8 sq m for a 10 m cable (with loops 7 cm apart). I will stick with your advice rather than the manufacturers instructions
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5 Soil Warming Cable - Biogreen - 6m, 10m 25m
This was easy to set up and is working a treat. Seedlings are popping up and there's nearly a 100% success rate. And my house has not been taken over by plants as it's all happening in the tunnel. Only downside: because I went for the biggest size, the propagator is huge and too heavy to be moved so it will have to be dismantled once I'm not using it during the summer. Pain!
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5 Soil Warming Cable - Biogreen - 6m, 10m 25m
Delighted with the product. We have it up and running very simple, came with Irish 3pin plug which we plugged into digital temperature controller. Many thanks for the prompt delivery
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5 Soil Warming Cable - Biogreen - 6m, 10m 25m
Everything was 100% to our satisfaction. We would be delighted to do business on a regular basis again in the future.
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5 Soil Warming Cable - Biogreen - 6m, 10m 25m
I am delighted with my new soil warming cable and have it all set up in my new propagator table now thanks to my creative husband and of course to Quickcrop for their super fast delivery!
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4 Soil Warming Cable - Biogreen - 6m, 10m 25m
Quite fiddly to get the correct spacing as the cable had been packaged in such a way that it wouldn't lay flat. Maybe Quickcrop could design a cheap plastic grid that the cable could be laid into like underfloor heating?
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5 Soil Warming Cable - Biogreen - 6m, 10m 25m
I am very happy with the soil warming cable . Will I can start my dailies and bedding plants. I can't fine things I don't like about it.
