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Olafhenny · 12-09-2011, 02:54 PM

I have last spring used an electric throw as base for all my start-ups prior to transplanting them outside, such
as cannas, banana pups, wandering jews, etc. with great success. A throw provides a lot more room 'for the
money', than a heating pad and is temperature regulated in just the right range.

The only drawback is that for safety reasons these throws shut off every 3 hrs. For me that turned out to
be of little problem, because all was located on a high shelf in the extended en-suite and the switch was
hanging down right beside the bedroom door. So I just clicked it back on every time I passed through
that door, if the control light showed, that it was out.

PS: Boxing Day sales may be a good time to buy something like that. I got mine for half price last year

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 297,528 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: New banana, bare root I have last spring used an electric throw as base for all my start-ups prior to transplanting them outside, such as cannas, banana pups, wandering jews, etc. with great success. A throw provides a lot more room 'for the money', than a heating pad and is temperature regulated in just the right range. The only drawback is that for safety reasons these throws shut off every 3 hrs. For me that turned out to be of little problem, because all was located on a high shelf in the extended en-suite and the switch was hanging down right beside the bedroom door. So I just clicked it back on every time I passed through that door, if the control light showed, that it was out. PS: Boxing Day sales may be a good time to buy something like that. I got mine for half price last year __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them. Last edited by Olafhenny : 12-09-2011 at 03:04 PM.