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Originally Posted by cincinnana
My plant does not like cool water temperaturres......
Leaves folded and somewhat wilted.
Hydro plants respond to temps much faster than container plants.
My container plants look fine.
Pics soon
Got to 35 degrees last morning....
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yes, your water circulating around your soilless mix would act like a radiator. it would transfer heat to the outside air much faster than your potted plants sitting on the ground where at least at that point they could stay warmer.
but with a 20 gallon hot water heater set on low, a pump and a thermostat you could turn that around immensely. coarse it would take a battery of plants and containers say maybe 6 or 8, a large kids swimming pool and a pool thermostat.
with that you could cover it with plastic making a small greenhouse of sorts and you could keep your plants outside all year long, even in Canada. probably would fruit a lot faster.
of coarse a large in ground coy pond would work much better than a kids swimming pool.