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- Thread starter bhuttt
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Hello,
This is my first year growing and starting for seed, but I had good success with the 72 cell seed starting trays and ProMix soil. I kept the room that they were in around 80 degrees and left the lid on them only taking it off for about 1 - 2 hours per day. Once several seedlings pop up I removed the lid completely. I then placed my shoplights as close to the plants as possible without touching.
This method seemed to work for me...
This is my first year growing and starting for seed, but I had good success with the 72 cell seed starting trays and ProMix soil. I kept the room that they were in around 80 degrees and left the lid on them only taking it off for about 1 - 2 hours per day. Once several seedlings pop up I removed the lid completely. I then placed my shoplights as close to the plants as possible without touching.
This method seemed to work for me...
Keep 'em warm and moist and they should germinate.
I use 15 oz plastic cups filled with a commercial seed starting mix that has no fertilizer in it. The cups are put in plastic containers and placed on a seed starting mat. I don't worry about light for the first few days, but after 5 or 6 days, I put he lights on them because I want good light on the seedlings as soon as they germinate. I use shop lights with fluorescent bulbs that can be raised or lowered as needed.
Once the plants are 4 or 5 inches tall and the weather outside is warming up, I move the seedlings outside to a cold frame with a netted cover that protects them from direct sunlight to start hardening off.
I use 15 oz plastic cups filled with a commercial seed starting mix that has no fertilizer in it. The cups are put in plastic containers and placed on a seed starting mat. I don't worry about light for the first few days, but after 5 or 6 days, I put he lights on them because I want good light on the seedlings as soon as they germinate. I use shop lights with fluorescent bulbs that can be raised or lowered as needed.
Once the plants are 4 or 5 inches tall and the weather outside is warming up, I move the seedlings outside to a cold frame with a netted cover that protects them from direct sunlight to start hardening off.