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Mill Bay, British Columbia

When do most of you unplug or turn off your soil cables?

A certain date or the surrounding natural soil temperature?

Thanks/Glenn

5/31/2021 1:48:00 PM

Grittyville, WA

If it hits 80 degrees outside you're wasting electricity. Imho. Were nearly there today.

5/31/2021 4:29:32 PM

South Dakota

Mine are on a thermostat and I just leave plugged in so if needed in the fall they will turn on.

5/31/2021 4:39:49 PM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

Glenn
I use a compost thermostat to check my soil temps, I run 2 one at 12 inches and one at 8 If your temps are in the mid 70's F then your good. But sometimes the surrounding ground temp can lower it, so keep your thermometer in the ground and once you can balance out at lets say 72 with a high of 75 your golden.

5/31/2021 4:42:37 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Thanks LJ and Eddy. Yes the cables have an internal thermostat also, but I need the power for my overhead pump irrigation system and need to unplug the cables.

5/31/2021 6:14:28 PM