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just needed some help here...
my seedlings are in a proporgator at the moment by the window,and not getting great light.i was supposed to get my sodium light today but will only be getting it tomorrow.
i am worried the plants will become streched,is it a good idea to keep them in the dark untill i get the light tmr night?and what light should i give them once set up?the little guys are about 2 inchs high????
thanks
a sodium light may make your seedlings stretch anyway, they like blue light at seedling and veg stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by DPoisen
if you can get some cool blue floros for the seedling stage and then use the hps after about 2-3 weeks. dont keep them in the dark. hope this helps..
no dont keep them in the dark .. find a florecent or something to give them light .. either on all the time or 18/6 .. 6 being off .. they will streach .. nothing you can do but put them under the flo to keep the streaching to a minimum .. the sodium may be too powerful for them for a couple of weeks .. but maybe not .. keep an eye on them .. good luckQuote:
Originally Posted by DPoisen
Get yourself a 30W flo for cuttings and seedlings and problems like this one. You are going to use it anyway probably at some stage.
yes, dont keep em in the dark.
get a florescent, they are pretty cheap
cool white bulb
you can place the light as closes as 1 to 2 inches from the seedlings
this should keep em from stretching
keep the seedlings under floros. until the little things have at least 2 sets of true leaves. if you are going for sensi only, try the 8 hours of light and 16 dark for the first week or two, this is proven to improve your chances of a higher ratio of females.