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barryla61 · March 18, 2014

When do you put light on your seedlings?
As soon as you plant the seed?
After they geminate?

Worth1 · March 18, 2014

Best to just have the light on so they see light when the pop out of the ground.

Worth

Doug9345 · March 18, 2014

They need light as soon as the little crooks break the soil surface.

Patihum · March 18, 2014

If you decide to wait until they break the soil surface DON'T wait until all of them do. It's important that there's light for the first one up or it will get tall and gangly while you're waiting for the others.

JamesL · March 18, 2014

Sound advice.
Here is the visual illustration of how Not to do it.
I started these March 2, went out of town on the 4th. Came home on the 7th. Did not set my light timer correctly so they were in the dark for a couple of days, under the humidity dome on the heat mat. Oops.
2nd pic is the same group 6 days later on the 13th. Doing fine but quite the basketball team.....
March 7th

March 13th

March 18, 2014	#1
barryla61 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bedford, VA Posts: 257	One more question When do you put light on your seedlings? As soon as you plant the seed? After they geminate?

March 18, 2014	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Best to just have the light on so they see light when the pop out of the ground. Worth

March 18, 2014	#3
Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	They need light as soon as the little crooks break the soil surface.

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Patihum Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Southeast Kansas Posts: 878	If you decide to wait until they break the soil surface DON'T wait until all of them do. It's important that there's light for the first one up or it will get tall and gangly while you're waiting for the others.

March 18, 2014	#5
JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Sound advice. Here is the visual illustration of how Not to do it. I started these March 2, went out of town on the 4th. Came home on the 7th. Did not set my light timer correctly so they were in the dark for a couple of days, under the humidity dome on the heat mat. Oops. 2nd pic is the same group 6 days later on the 13th. Doing fine but quite the basketball team..... March 7th March 13th