Hello to everyone,

So I am growing a set of plants this winter, soil in terracotta pots with some terracotta ollas for watering them. I have the plants sitting in the window, about 8-9 inches away from the pane itself to keep from getting too cold, and have the grow light over, so that way they are getting light in that cycle, the lights being on during the day time so that when the sun isn’t as strong, the lights can help.

I was thinking about whether or not I should get a heating mat for them as well, or a heating lamp to help keep them from being too cold. What would be your recommendations?

The plants are as follow:

Lemon balm, Orange Hat Tomatoes, Bush Pinto Beans, and Tom Thumb Lettuce.

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you for reading!

  • Uranium 🟩@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    11 months ago

    At minimum I’d suggest getting something to insulate them from the window sill, this could be PIR board or a silicone mat, but the heat mats I’ve used in the past have been very effective, the ones I’ve used are about 18w, which isn’t a huge power draw.

    No clue how cold it gets where you are, but the tomatoes and beans certainly seem like they’d benefit.

    Heating lamps are effectively a waste of power.

    • CounselingTechie@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Understood about the lamps, and single digits (Fahrenheit) is common here during the winters, so most certainly will I start planning for that. Thank you!