Knowing how to keep soil warm in winter means that you can extend your growing season. There are different ways to do this, but soil heating cables are popular for a simple way to provide consistent warmth. Why Warm the Soil in Winter? There are many reasons people use heating cables and other methods to warm soil in winter: • Extending the growing season later into the fall, earlier in spring, or year-round• Overwintering plants that are not fully hardy• Starting transplants or root cuttings• Hardening off transplants begun indoors Extending the growing season is the primary reason to warm soil. It allows you to get a longer harvest or to grow more delicate plants than you would be able to otherwise. Structures to Use with Soil Warming Cables Simply adding cables to an open garden bed is neither energy efficient nor very effective. While cables in an open bed […]
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