Should i 24/7 light for routing seed

[Legal1T]

Please please help

seeds are female in propagator and has 400 veg lamp on the baby.

Should i get the lamp going and leave it on to grow the roots or what??

Help is much appreciated..





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[DOUGAL25]

If they haven't sprouted yet, they don't need light. All the energy is inside the seed/cotyledons, so it can start on its own.

That 400w is going to be overkill for a new seedling - I would start it off on CFLs for at least a week. As soon as you see the seedling pop out, it's time for light.

[Legal1T]

Cheers for info,
They are about 2" tall now and in "root it" pods, Should i give them full light now? as in 20/4 0r 24/0 or 18/6 ??

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[DOUGAL25]

Any true leaves yet?

There's a lot of debate over 24/0 vs. 18/6, but I choose 18/6

-saves on the energy bill
-dark period is good to cool the room if you are running hot
-easier to fall asleep at night

[Legal1T]

I just had a look this morning,one has died but there is still a few kicking around,
there looks to be 4 leaves all be it very small,i took temp and room was down so i`ve turned off fan for a while to get temp back up,i`ll try and get some pics up today,the root it pods seem to still be soaking,that cant be good.



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