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title: "Has anyone used a heat mat for propagations before? I’ve heard of…"
description: "Has anyone used a heat mat for propagations before? I’ve heard of them being used for seed starting and theoretically it would help any heat-loving plant grow…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Mullein"
published: "2023-11-16T02:25:52.197Z"
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# Has anyone used a heat mat for propagations before? I’ve heard of…

_Posted by Mullein on 2023-11-16_

Has anyone used a heat mat for propagations before? I’ve heard of them being used for seed starting and theoretically it would help any heat-loving plant grow 🤔 But I feel like it would take a bit of extra attention to make sure the props don’t dry out too quickly. Has anyone tried it and felt like it was or wasn’t worth it?

PSA: I’m always an advocate for the use of a thermostat shutoff in conjunction with any heating device, in case anyone else wants to try it too. Safety first 😁

## 5 comments

### Women are Water commented on 2023-11-16

Most of my seed germinate within a week or 2 so I never had the need but I am experimenting a heat mat on low to see if it helps with the variegation my philodendron paraiso verde. Fingers crossed 🤞🏽

#### Mullein replied on 2023-11-16

Yes, I’ve heard that too! I just got a paraiso verde this summer that had nice variegation and then immediately put out an all green leaf as soon as temps dipped 😂 So I could try it on that plant as well

#### Women are Water replied on 2023-11-16

Let me know if you have any luck!

### Helegoonian commented on 2025-03-10

If you use the mat I would default to also using a dome to reduce moisture loss

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