I germinate mine in the same room with my vegging stuff and have not had any light problems--my understanding is that you do not need light to germinate but it won't hurt either. I think when people grow outside they just stick a seed in the pot in the sun....no worries. I just started a brand new group of seeds in a lighted room and they all popped fine.
Weedhound Reviewed by Weedhound on . Wow I am really stupid So I started germinating my seeds right in their pots. (I'm using hydro, I trust the medium's water retaining properties enough to germinate in the pot) But my problem is, I have left my 400W metal halide on for like 20 hours or so. I had no idea I was supposed to germinate in the dark. Should turn the light off? Rating: 5