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Hello Charles,
We’ve set our variable thermostat at about 22 degrees, and we’re using an old fashioned ‘tear drop’ thermometer to measure the temperature of the sand.
During the day, with the room temperature rising, the thermometer (poked into the sand) has registered a maximum of about 24 degrees, on a sunny day. Obviously, during the night, the temperature drops, and I’ve noticed it drop down to about 17 degrees (the lowest I’ve seen so far). At the moment, we’re not monitoring room temperature – how important have you found the ambient temperature to be, for seedlings?
Also, at the moment, we tend to leave the thermostat set at about 22. We were wondering if you adjust the temperture for the evening and during the night?
Thanks in advance,
JP