Rootzone Heaters For Smaller Producers

Rootzone Heaters For Smaller Producers CROPS New Techniques BioTherm’s new Rootzone heating kit offers small greenhouses market farmers and hobbyists a professional but less expensive option to start plants efficiently The main cost savings of the Upstart kit is the heat source “It’s simple because it uses a readily accessible 40-gal gas-fired domestic water heater ” says Jim Rearden president of the California company that specializes in climate control systems “The Upstart system is pre-plumbed and pre-wired and heats up to 500 sq ft of plant beds ” A thermostatic sensor measures the soil temperature to turn the heater off and on as needed to start seed propagation The Upstart kit comes with one 4 by 25-ft Roll’N Grow mat and sells for $2 500 The mat connects to the gas water heater which is purchased separately by the grower Additional Roll’N Grow mats can be purchased to link together “This is the first preassembled small hot water system that gives smaller operations access to professional systems big growers have had ” Rearden concludes To purchase check out BioTherm’s website Contact: FARM SHOW Followup BioTherm 476 Primero Court Cotati Calif 94931 ph 707-794-9660; www biothermsolutions com

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