Well, I am still testing the thermostat, timer, and temps, but hopefully by this weekend I will start filling it up. I took my old fridge we used out in the garage for extra food and drinks and am trying to convert it into a seed germinating chamber. Main purpose is for germinating Musa seeds since they seem to require more attention to detail. With most of them, they like fluctuating temperatures. Will have to just wait and see. I still hope to be able to germinate palms seeds in here as well.
Anyway, I am using an older model of a heater that is flat and mainly used for under a desk heat. It is attached to a thermostat that I can adjust from 30F to 110F.
This is then attached to a heavy duty timer that allows me to turn it off and on up to about 3-4 times within a 24 hour period. I also have a remote thermometer to be able to monitor the temps inside.
I plugged it in this morning about 6:15 and by 9:30 the temp was up to 103F!! The garage is unheated and about 40F right now. That was with the thermostat not hooked up. I have now cooled it down, attached the thermostat and set it at 85F.
Just wanted to share this with everyone and invite comments, advice, etc. from everyone as I want to make sure I cover all my bases. Any help with palm/banana seed germination tips would be greatly appreciated.
