On Apr 13, 10:40*pm, BlackThumb
wrote:
Hello,

I would like to buy a cocoa tree seedling, but they need to be kept at
15 c minimum. We have the heating on in our house as little as possible,
and during the winter night, use an electric blanket.

It also needs to be humid. The easiest way would be to stand it over
water, but what about heating it? I don't have a green house, but I do
have a conservatory (incase that's any help). I was hoping for the
cheapest way to keep it heated (if possible). Portable heaters are too
expensive to run.

If you don't think it's possible to keep a plant warm cheaply, I guess
I'll have to leave it .

Conservatories have a lower minimum temp than indoors, so I'd avoid
that. The simple cheap way to keep something warm is to have it
indoors inside its own micro-greenhouse, with a little heat. The heat
all escapes into the house for space heating, so no extra heat gets
used. A microgreenhouse could be made from as little as a light bamboo
frame and polythene sheet, or even clingfilm, or you could make
something nice from wood & acrylic or glass.


NT