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Gardening Fleece - how much does it bring the soil temp up by?

worded · 2017-03-11 21:05:16

Im looking forward to sewing seeds out doors and gardening fleece helped last year ... Ive raised beds which helps soil temps as well ... How soon is too soon? Use a thermostat?

11-03-2017 9:05pm

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Im looking forward to sewing seeds out doors and gardening fleece helped last year ...

Ive raised beds which helps soil temps as well ...

How soon is too soon?

Use a thermostat?

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#2 11-03-2017 9:52pm

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Use it as soon as there is some heat to be retained by the fleece.

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#3 18-03-2017 12:58pm

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I heard of a head gardener on some estate or such, who used to drop his pants and sid down bare-arsed on the beds to gauge when the temperature was right for planting:)

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