Product Description:
Hydrofarm CK64050 Germination Station with Heat Mat
Heated Germination Station seed starting system. Offers increased growing success by providing gentle warmth to the planting bed and by controlling the humidity under the dome, much like a greenhouse. Includes 17 watt, UL listed, waterproof heat mat and 11 inch x 22 inch watertight growing tray with a 72 cell seedling insert and instructions.
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Smoke em if you got em. (2010-04-30) : 1/5
Well, I was excited for this as I'm groing some exotic peppers and tomatoes this year. I had started about 40 kalaraby plants a week ago and they were doing fine. I got this thing and put the seedlings in it, turned on the pad, and my light. I came home 3 hours later and all my seedlings were fried. Now I get to start over. The mat should only be used with an outdoor greenhouse in my opinion. I pretty ticked off about losing that many plants this late in the year. I will never buy a product from this company again. They may fool the pot-heads, but that's it. I could have got a plastic cake pan frome the grocery across the street and got the same results without the pad of course. This is a piece of junk, and unless you need the heat pad, like I said, just go to you grocer and you can pick up an identical pad for a buck. Thanks for wrecking my hard work!
hydrofarm seed germination station (2010-04-27) : 5/5
my seeds germinate in a few days....rather than more than a week or not at all. I have close to 100% germination with the seed mat.
Warmth and Protection for your Seedlings (2010-04-17) : 5/5
I own eight of these, so obviously I like them a lot. I start a lot of my garden plants inside since our summers are on the short side. This germination station provides heat under your seeds, a dome to get them germinated, and a nice tray for holding water. Many seeds don't need the extra warmth to start, but I use my basement which is a little cool, and this helps a lot. Of course, I also use the hydrofarm grow lights, which I have also purchased at Amazon.
heat mat definitely helped my seedlings sprout (2010-04-14) : 4/5
Great heat mat. I've had much better success sprouting seedlings with this: more seeds sprout and they seem to sprout faster. I put a square of insulation foam (cut from an old camping pad) underneath to avoid heat loss. Don't know how well it would work without insulation.
Downside: It should come with a planting try with larger cells. The planting tray squeezes 72 cells into a tray size better suited for 36 cells. With bigger cells, I don't have to transplant to larger containers before transplanting to the garden. The smaller cells create more work.
Jim's evaluation of seed starter kit. (2010-03-26) : 4/5
I like to grow most of my vegetables and flowers from seed. With this kit, my new seedlings are germinating and they are thriving. Starting your plants from seed gives you a sense of pride when they mature later in the year.
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