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Claysburg , PA

I have no eletricity for heater or soil cables at the patch. What would you do for a heat source ?

Thanks

5/2/2011 5:36:35 PM

Hamburg, NY

Black plastic mulch.

5/2/2011 5:40:23 PM

Rapid City, SD

many water jugs

5/2/2011 6:02:42 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

James my hoops are only 4x4 only one has cables never had a problem we don't deal with the extremes that the guys in ny or ma have. All my plants are in no worries here!

5/2/2011 6:26:48 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

I used a candle last year, on colder nights. The candles were about 3" in diameter. I put them in and empty soup can(with the lid off of course).

5/2/2011 6:38:05 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

Use you imagination, candles work and so do heating tiles. It's a short period of time from now until frost free nights.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=84134

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=104556

5/2/2011 10:04:09 PM

Midwest

I don't know... I have a propane hand warmer I picked up at Sports Authority - with a small tank and it burns for several hours.

5/3/2011 12:59:55 AM

Midwest

Its not good for humans in a closed space but the carbon monoxide may not affect the plants as much. I have something like the Coleman PowerCat which throws off 3000 BTUs and lasts about 6 hours on one canister.

5/3/2011 1:14:22 AM

Upa Creek, MO

I like Doug and Andy's idea with the candles. I'd leave a little hole for oxygen flow if your cold frame is small. Your neighbors might also wonder about your sanity when they look out back at 3am and see a small tent with burning candles in it.

5/3/2011 8:33:46 AM

Mass

See entry 33 in my diary, for my houses, worked last year,I added some blankets and tarps on top when it went real cold. I have heating cables in this year also. I can lower the light closer to basket also.

5/3/2011 6:04:28 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Yeah, I'd let those enclosures ventilate a bit before climbing in!

5/3/2011 6:05:10 PM