will the dark hold the growing process

[DPoisen]

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

DPoisen Reviewed by DPoisen on 09-29-2004. will the dark hold the growing process 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 Rating: 5

[jolly green giant]

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.
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..

[tellno1]

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

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 luck

[ProDiaGrow]

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.

[notanovice]

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

[notanovice]

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.