Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Keeping frost off.

Collapse

X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Keeping frost off.

    Bit of a random thought. My greenhouse is small, 6x6. Would some 8hr tealights raise the temperature up a degree or two overnight? Just found a bagful in a cupboard.
    Nestled somewhere in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Good soil, strong winds and 4 Giant Puffballs! https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...lies/smile.gif
    Always aim for the best result possible not the best possible result
    https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ilies/wink.gif
    Forever indebted to Potstubsdustbins https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...lies/smile.gif

  • #2
    There's one way to find out, I'm just relying on fleece

    Comment


    • #3
      I use fleece and put sheets of bubble wrap on top.
      I try to do this while there is still some heat in the greenhouse.

      And when your back stops aching,
      And your hands begin to harden.
      You will find yourself a partner,
      In the glory of the garden.

      Rudyard Kipling.sigpic

      Comment


      • #4
        Well...I did a bit of a goooogle!

        one tealight produces 100BTU
        100 BTU = 0.0293 kW
        "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

        Location....Normandy France

        Comment


        • #5
          and the average green house heaters are 2kw? so that would be 68 tealights needed?

          Comment


          • #6
            Haha! Thanks everyone for indulging my random thoughts. It would have looked very pretty though.
            I used newspaper in the end and everything was fine, nothing tender in there yet, still bringing them in overnight.
            Nestled somewhere in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Good soil, strong winds and 4 Giant Puffballs! https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...lies/smile.gif
            Always aim for the best result possible not the best possible result
            https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ilies/wink.gif
            Forever indebted to Potstubsdustbins https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...lies/smile.gif

            Comment


            • #7
              Originally posted by ghexton View Post
              and the average green house heaters are 2kw? so that would be 68 tealights needed?
              Huh. That's actually a lot fewer than I would have expected.

              Comment

              Latest Topics

              Collapse

              Recent Blog Posts

              Collapse
              Working...
              X