First seedlings seem leggy after a week

[raydca]

My first set of seedlings from under the grow light.
These sprouted in 4 days and have been under the grow light for about a week.
Are these leggy?
Do they need more light?
Is there any type of light meter (lux meter) that can help manage light exposure?

thank you

[RayR]

They don't look leggy.


What grow light do you have?

[PaulF]

Legginess can be a result of the lights being too high. Get the light right down close…about an inch above the plant. Tomatoes will reach for the light.

[raydca]

Originally Posted by RayR

They don't look leggy.


What grow light do you have?

I am using a FECiDA LED Grow Light, Dimmable 6000 Lumen 65 Watt,Full Spectrum
@ 50% power, 12 inches above the plants, 14 hours a day.

[RayR]

Originally Posted by raydca

I am using a FECiDA LED Grow Light, Dimmable 6000 Lumen 65 Watt,Full Spectrum
@ 50% power, 12 inches above the plants, 14 hours a day.

I looked at the specs on their Amazon listing.
Looks like it's has plenty of output for seed starting at 12 inches above the seedlings for 14 hours a day. for a small 12.4"x8.4" Size LED grow light panel.
6000 Lumens doesn't mean anything to the plants, that's the brightness your eyes see.
The spectrum looks good.



A lot of us have been growing seedlings successfully for years with less.

[zeuspaul]

They don't look very leggy to me.

[raydca]

Thank you

[raydca]

Originally Posted by RayR

I looked at the specs on their Amazon listing.
Looks like it's has plenty of output for seed starting at 12 inches above the seedlings for 14 hours a day. for a small 12.4"x8.4" Size LED grow light panel.
6000 Lumens doesn't mean anything to the plants, that's the brightness your eyes see.
The spectrum looks good.



A lot of us have been growing seedlings successfully for years with less.

Thank you