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Mini Christmas Lights and Starting Plants????plant starts and Christmas lights - heating the soil ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) I divided some different varieties of hens and chicks and sedums for wreathe making. I treated myself to a couple of little shelving units that were just too good a deal to pass up. I'd been searching the Web for some ideas on adding heat to help encourage root growth. Found lots of ideas, but most seemed a little scary (I kept visualizing electrical shock and fire hazards). The idea of using mini Christmas lights (100 lights to a string) to help heat the soil seemed pretty reasonable though. (I had hit an after Christmas sale a couple of years ago and picked up 100 light strings for only 25 cents a package so have lots). One person had described using the mini Christmas lights under some kitty litter in the container and setting the pots on a tray on top of the litter. That particular setup wouldn't work for me, but it gave me some ideas. I decided to just lay the lights on the rack and place the plastic under-the-bed-storage containers on top. Although the temperatures had been around freezing outside the the soil for the pots in the covered racks is warm to the touch. The soil temperatures seem to be holding between 60-70 degrees F for the shelves with the lights. Think I will add a third string of lights to the top shelf also. It is going to be a great starting set-up at minimal costs. Little mini Christmas lights....who would have thought? light for heat? looks good in the dark also ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) This blog entry has been viewed 656 times
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Hello Jewell,
That looks like a great set up. I like your shelf units too -- did you by any chance find those online?
I think you are quite creative, and it looks very festive!! :)
Don't you just love it when you get ideas, out of the ordinary, that work out? Nice going.
These shelving units were at Walmart (gasp..my son was not pleased at my choice of retailers) and pretty inexpensive (less than half the price anywhere else I had found including online and local nursey resources).
You're a creative thinker, for sure, Jewell.
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