Square Foot Gardening Forum
[table bgcolor=#000000 height=275][tr][td]
Seed Starting Indoors Toplef10Seed Starting Indoors 1zd3ho10

Hello Guest!
Welcome to the official Square Foot Gardening Forum.
There's lots to learn here by reading as a guest. However, if you become a member (it's free, ad free and spam-free) you'll have access to our large vermiculite databases, our seed exchange spreadsheets, Mel's Mix calculator, and many more members' pictures in the Gallery. Enjoy.

Seed Starting Indoors I22gcj10Seed Starting Indoors 14dhcg10

[/td][/tr][/table]

Join the forum, it's quick and easy

Square Foot Gardening Forum
[table bgcolor=#000000 height=275][tr][td]
Seed Starting Indoors Toplef10Seed Starting Indoors 1zd3ho10

Hello Guest!
Welcome to the official Square Foot Gardening Forum.
There's lots to learn here by reading as a guest. However, if you become a member (it's free, ad free and spam-free) you'll have access to our large vermiculite databases, our seed exchange spreadsheets, Mel's Mix calculator, and many more members' pictures in the Gallery. Enjoy.

Seed Starting Indoors I22gcj10Seed Starting Indoors 14dhcg10

[/td][/tr][/table]
Square Foot Gardening Forum
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Search
 
 

Display results as :
 

 


Rechercher Advanced Search

Latest topics
» Butterbaby Hybrid Squash (Butternut)
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 12:57 pm

» Indoor Lighting for Kitchen Herbs & Lettuce
by OhioGardener 11/22/2024, 6:58 pm

» Catalog season has begun!
by OhioGardener 11/22/2024, 3:35 pm

» Happy Birthday!!
by AtlantaMarie 11/22/2024, 4:13 am

» Interesting Marketing for Compost
by OhioGardener 11/21/2024, 7:29 pm

» How does green turn to brown?
by OhioGardener 11/21/2024, 4:58 pm

» Ohio Gardener's Greenhouse
by OhioGardener 11/21/2024, 12:16 pm

» N & C Midwest: Nov. Dec. 2024
by OhioGardener 11/21/2024, 7:40 am

» Tree roots, yeeessss.....
by sanderson 11/20/2024, 2:21 am

» The SFG Journey-Biowash
by has55 11/19/2024, 7:37 pm

» What are you eating from your garden today?
by OhioGardener 11/19/2024, 8:27 am

» Cooked worms?
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/19/2024, 1:04 am

» New SFG gardener in Auckland
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/16/2024, 11:25 pm

» Kiwi's SFG Adventure
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/12/2024, 7:10 pm

» Thanksgiving Cactus
by OhioGardener 11/12/2024, 5:40 pm

» Need Garden Layout Feedback
by markqz 11/9/2024, 9:16 pm

» Thai Basil
by Scorpio Rising 11/8/2024, 8:52 pm

» How best to keep a fallow SFG bed
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/8/2024, 8:11 pm

» Preserving A Bumper Tomato Harvest with Freezing vs Canning
by plantoid 11/7/2024, 11:36 am

» Mark's first SFG
by sanderson 11/6/2024, 11:51 pm

» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by OhioGardener 11/5/2024, 2:29 pm

» Greetings from Southeastern Wisconsin
by sanderson 11/5/2024, 2:01 pm

» Spinning Compost Bin-need some ideas
by rtfm 11/2/2024, 7:49 pm

» Growing fruit trees in Auckland
by OhioGardener 10/31/2024, 4:23 pm

» Vermiculite -- shipping sale through 10/31/2024
by markqz 10/30/2024, 2:27 pm

» N & C Midwest: October 2024
by Scorpio Rising 10/30/2024, 10:38 am

» Old Mulch and Closing Beds for Winter
by sanderson 10/26/2024, 11:00 pm

» Hello from Land of Umpqua, Oregon Zone 8b
by sanderson 10/25/2024, 3:14 pm

» Hello everyone!
by SFGHQSTAFF 10/24/2024, 3:22 pm

» Senior Gardeners
by sanderson 10/23/2024, 6:09 pm

Google

Search SFG Forum

Seed Starting Indoors

+5
sanderson
donnainzone5
Simso
OhioGardener
Frank207
9 posters

Page 1 of 2 1, 2  Next

Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Frank207 1/15/2022, 4:42 pm

This will be my first time starting some seeds indoors and I will be planting around 50+/- seeds for around 15 vegetables plants. My questions are:
                                                              1) When to start seeds Indoors? 
 I am currently comparing what Mel's SFG book  and  Johnny's Seeds Web site say about start dates for starting seeds indoors.  Mel's book says to start broccoli seeds 12 Weeks before last frost date and Johnny's Seeds Web site says 4-6 weeks?  This is a big difference and it's this way for most of the other vegetables I plan on planting.  Who should I believe?

                                                              2) Seed Starting Mix?
I was going to use Mel's mix but after reading some of the comments it doesn't sound like a good idea based on the compost being added. I was wondering if a 50/50 mix of peat moss and vermiculite would work?

                                                             3) Seed starting trays/containers/pellets etc.?
Because I have a small amount of seeds to plant and the germination period will be different for various plants, what might be my best alternative for planting the seeds in?  As I understand it grow lights( I'm planning to use one 4ft. two bulb shop light) won't be required until the seeds start to germinate.  Will I have to separate the plants that germinate from the ones that haven't and just put those under a light?


Thanks in advance
Frank
Frank207
Frank207

Male Posts : 17
Join date : 2021-07-22
Location : Newport, Maine

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  OhioGardener 1/15/2022, 6:11 pm

Frank207 wrote: 1) When to start seeds Indoors? 
 I am currently comparing what Mel's SFG book  and  Johnny's Seeds Web site say about start dates for starting seeds indoors.  Mel's book says to start broccoli seeds 12 Weeks before last frost date and Johnny's Seeds Web site says 4-6 weeks?  This is a big difference and it's this way for most of the other vegetables I plan on planting.  Who should I believe?

Cold hardy plants, such as broccoli, cabbages, etc., can be started early and transplanted several weeks before the last frost date (assuming they have been hardened off first), which allows them to be started much earlier than warm weather plants, such as tomato, pepper, eggplant, etc.

I personally start the cool weather plants 8 to 10 weeks before the last frost, and the warm weather plants 6 weeks before the last frost date.

2) Seed Starting Mix?
I was going to use Mel's mix but after reading some of the comments it doesn't sound like a good idea based on the compost being added. I was wondering if a 50/50 mix of peat moss and vermiculite would work?

You should use either a seed starting mix, or a home made one, not just peat and vermiculite.  If you use something similar to Mel's Mix using finely screened compost, it will work very well. But, a small bag of seed starter mix from one of the big box stores is inexpensive for a small number of seeds.

3) Seed starting trays/containers/pellets etc.?
Because I have a small amount of seeds to plant and the germination period will be different for various plants, what might be my best alternative for planting the seeds in?  As I understand it grow lights( I'm planning to use one 4ft. two bulb shop light) won't be required until the seeds start to germinate.  Will I have to separate the plants that germinate from the ones that haven't and just put those under a light?

The type of seed trays is mostly a personal preference. I don't like the pellet-type due to the nylon mesh on the, which never deteriorates. But, some people find them very handy.  I use Cowpots (similar to peat pots, but made of composted cow manure), because I like having individual planting pots that can be buried without disturbing the plant roots. Some seeds require light to germinate, so I put all seed starter trays under lights which are on for 15 hours a day.  I also use heat mats under the seed trays, and plastic dome covers over the seed trays to speed germination.

____________________________

"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it."  ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
OhioGardener
OhioGardener

Forum Moderator

Male Posts : 4776
Join date : 2018-08-06
Location : SW Ohio

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKWnsWrs0RIcyIQD1_Z26g

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Simso 1/15/2022, 7:43 pm

I start out with a tray of seedling mix and throw a couple of pinches of two plant types i am after, then i transplant them into larger trays with regular potting mix this time around I am going to use the mels mix in the transplant trays

The aerogarden I modified to use two 22w fluorescent bulbs, so power consumption is low, i use the lights from the momment I throw the seeds in, the lights provide warmth to the soil, I have the lights on for 15hrs a day, so its something you need to factor in IMO if you are providing artificial lighting

Here leeks and lettuce, i grow a lot of lettuce as what we dont eat of goes to seed becomes feed for my chooks, i shove them everywhere

Seed Starting Indoors A28b2a10
Seed Starting Indoors C184c110
Simso
Simso

Posts : 123
Join date : 2021-11-18
Location : Australia - Perth

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Simso 1/15/2022, 9:50 pm

Once thinned and  transplanted, this is what I have, i will leave it till next weekend and repeat process, any that did not survive transplant i will replant those squares with more from my seedling tray

Seed Starting Indoors 82ea9f10
Seed Starting Indoors D880ef10
Simso
Simso

Posts : 123
Join date : 2021-11-18
Location : Australia - Perth

sanderson likes this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  OhioGardener 1/18/2022, 7:46 am

Frank207 wrote:This will be my first time starting some seeds indoors and I will be planting around 50+/- seeds for around 15 vegetables plants. My questions are:
                                                              1) When to start seeds Indoors? 
 I am currently comparing what Mel's SFG book  and  Johnny's Seeds Web site say about start dates for starting seeds indoors.  Mel's book says to start broccoli seeds 12 Weeks before last frost date and Johnny's Seeds Web site says 4-6 weeks?  This is a big difference and it's this way for most of the other vegetables I plan on planting.  Who should I believe?

The following quote from High Mowing Organic Seeds e-letter offers some good insight on this subject:

"As you send in your seed orders and put the finishing touches on your garden plans, we wanted to share some of our favorite crops for early spring sowing: early spring greens, roots, brassicas and alliums.  
 
While some early spring crops prefer to be direct seeded into the soil just before the last frost of spring, many can be started indoors somewhere between 6-10 weeks before this last spring frost. Transplanting these developing baby plants 2-3 weeks before last frost gives you a jump on the season and the advantage of earlier harvests down the road."

____________________________

"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it."  ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
OhioGardener
OhioGardener

Forum Moderator

Male Posts : 4776
Join date : 2018-08-06
Location : SW Ohio

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKWnsWrs0RIcyIQD1_Z26g

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Frank207 1/18/2022, 4:12 pm

Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions.  I do have a another question regarding keeping the seeds/seedlings watered.  What has been your experience in this area?  Does a self watering wick system work?  Can you put the seed/seedling pots/pellets etc. directly onto a tray with say 1/4"  of water and let them sit in it or will they just suck up the water based on the container?  I tend to have a heavy hand when it comes to watering and I'm looking for some method to avoid this.

Thanks
Frank
Frank207
Frank207

Male Posts : 17
Join date : 2021-07-22
Location : Newport, Maine

donnainzone5 likes this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  donnainzone5 1/18/2022, 4:37 pm

Here's the system I use.

GrowEase Seed Starter Kit - Free Shipping | Gardener's Supply (gardeners.com)

It includes a capillary mat, which works quite well.
donnainzone5
donnainzone5

Certified SFG Instructor

Female Posts : 2669
Join date : 2010-03-02
Age : 77
Location : Bend, OR (Zone 5-6)

http://www.amway.com/DonnaKBecker

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  OhioGardener 1/18/2022, 4:42 pm

Frank207 wrote: I tend to have a heavy hand when it comes to watering and I'm looking for some method to avoid this.

Over watering will kill far more seedlings than under watering will. Damping off is a common symptom of too much water.  Don't let the seedlings set in water, and there is really no reason for a wicking system for the short time the seedlings are in the house.

Before planting the seeds in the pots, ensure the seeding mix is thoroughly damp - damp, not wet - and then place the seedling trays under cover to keep moisture constant until they germinate.  After the seeds germinate, water from the bottom, and only when the soil feels dry to the touch. Don't saturate the soil.

____________________________

"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it."  ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
OhioGardener
OhioGardener

Forum Moderator

Male Posts : 4776
Join date : 2018-08-06
Location : SW Ohio

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKWnsWrs0RIcyIQD1_Z26g

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  sanderson 1/18/2022, 4:49 pm

Every year, despite best intentions, it seems I start mine about 6 weeks before setting out in the garden. The only change I am trying to make this year is to start peppers 2 weeks before everything else as they take longer to sprout and grow large enough for planting.

____________________________

Find more about Weather in Fresno, CA
Click for weather forecast
sanderson
sanderson

Forum Administrator

Female Posts : 21640
Join date : 2013-04-21
Age : 76
Location : Fresno CA Zone 8-9

https://connect.xfinity.com/appsuite/#!!&app=io.ox/mail&

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  OhioGardener 1/18/2022, 4:53 pm

sanderson wrote:The only change I am trying to make this year is to start peppers 2 weeks before everything else as they take longer to sprout and grow large enough for planting.

I did this last year, and it worked out much better than starting them at the same time as the tomatoes and egg plants. Will do it again this year, but I am going to plant less peppers this year.

____________________________

"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it."  ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
OhioGardener
OhioGardener

Forum Moderator

Male Posts : 4776
Join date : 2018-08-06
Location : SW Ohio

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKWnsWrs0RIcyIQD1_Z26g

sanderson likes this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  sanderson 1/18/2022, 5:24 pm

Like OG stated.
1. Start with moist mix, cover until they sprout.  I have used Saran Wrap and the thin plastic bags from the dry cleaner/laundry. If the mix seems too dry, mist with a spray bottle. (Since I bought heating mats, germination has improved.)
2. Move sprouted cells out from under dome and place in seedling tray under lights.
3. Water these sprouts from the bottom of the tray only when the surface is dry.  Seeds send down roots before they pop their heads up.
4. Keep lights close to sprouts, raising as they grow.  This will prevent legginess.  One spring they had to stay indoors for an extra month due to the weather and lights were critical.

I steam bake wet Mel's Mix if it's used.  Yes, it's kind of sterile but the weed seeds and most critters are killed.  It also seems to reduce the incidence of surface mold and fungus gnats. Seed Starting Indoors Seedli35

Older photo of filling the reusable cups and even used 6/8 packs. Seed Starting Indoors Seedli34

Older photo without heating mats. Each cup and 6/8 pack has a label.  Very important!
Seed Starting Indoors Seedli36

____________________________

Find more about Weather in Fresno, CA
Click for weather forecast
sanderson
sanderson

Forum Administrator

Female Posts : 21640
Join date : 2013-04-21
Age : 76
Location : Fresno CA Zone 8-9

https://connect.xfinity.com/appsuite/#!!&app=io.ox/mail&

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Simso 1/18/2022, 5:59 pm

I have a couple of coke bottles i used a hot poker to put some holes into the cap, gives a very gentle water spray and does not knock the seedlings over.

I just water them each morning enough to make the top surface of the seed or potting mix look wet

Seed Starting Indoors A19bb710
Simso
Simso

Posts : 123
Join date : 2021-11-18
Location : Australia - Perth

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Scorpio Rising 1/18/2022, 8:02 pm

Labeling.  I really need to get better at this!
Scorpio Rising
Scorpio Rising

Female Posts : 8838
Join date : 2015-06-12
Age : 62
Location : Ada, Ohio

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  markqz 1/21/2022, 1:06 pm

For the economically minded.

I start plants in vermiculite (like in the book), then transfer to seed cups made from yogurt containers with slits cut in the bottom (potting mix in containers).I find that transplanting from plastic containers works better than peat containers. You can use grease pencil to label the pots. I have a cardboard box lightbox to help the young seedlings, especially at this time of the year when the days are short and cloudy.

Despite having warm weather, I use this approach all year long. The bugs never freeze off here, so they tend to ravage plants started from seeds or even seedlings.

Seed Starting Indoors PXccXy9
markqz
markqz

Forum Moderator

Posts : 975
Join date : 2019-09-02
Location : Lower left hand corner

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  OhioGardener 1/21/2022, 3:19 pm

markqz wrote:I find that transplanting from plastic containers works better than peat containers.

Curious why you find that better.  The peat pots can be buried in the garden without disturbing the roots. That seems to be better for the transplant.

____________________________

"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it."  ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
OhioGardener
OhioGardener

Forum Moderator

Male Posts : 4776
Join date : 2018-08-06
Location : SW Ohio

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKWnsWrs0RIcyIQD1_Z26g

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  markqz 1/21/2022, 4:02 pm

OhioGardener wrote:
markqz wrote:I find that transplanting from plastic containers works better than peat containers.

Curious why you find that better.  The peat pots can be buried in the garden without disturbing the roots. That seems to be better for the transplant.

Probably because once the plant is in the ground, disturbed or not, the roots can immediately begin to propagate. Whereas they seem to have trouble breaking out of the peat pot. I just know that the plants do as well or better if I use the (free!) cups as opposed to the (not free Seed Starting Indoors 1f61f ) peat pots.

And, as I mentioned, the peat pots have to be watched like a hawk to make sure they don't dry out. That allows me to be slightly more lazy -- an important consideration  Seed Starting Indoors 1f609


markqz
markqz

Forum Moderator

Posts : 975
Join date : 2019-09-02
Location : Lower left hand corner

sanderson and Scorpio Rising like this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  OhioGardener 1/21/2022, 4:32 pm

markqz wrote:
Probably because once the plant is in the ground, disturbed or not, the roots can immediately begin to propagate. Whereas they seem to have trouble breaking out of the peat pot.

That makes sense.  I use the CowPots instead of peat, and the roots are usually growing through the pots before they get planted. Many years ago when I used peat pots, the next year there would still be pieces of the pots in the ground that never decomposed. After I switched to CowPots that was never an issue. Very Happy

____________________________

"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it."  ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
OhioGardener
OhioGardener

Forum Moderator

Male Posts : 4776
Join date : 2018-08-06
Location : SW Ohio

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKWnsWrs0RIcyIQD1_Z26g

donnainzone5 and sanderson like this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Scorpio Rising 1/21/2022, 9:00 pm

The peat pots need to be trimmed down.  They cannot be above ground at all ever.  I tear them up into little pieces.


Last edited by Scorpio Rising on 1/21/2022, 9:02 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Added)
Scorpio Rising
Scorpio Rising

Female Posts : 8838
Join date : 2015-06-12
Age : 62
Location : Ada, Ohio

sanderson likes this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Frank207 1/22/2022, 5:10 pm

markqz wrote:For the economically minded.

I start plants in vermiculite (like in the book), then transfer to seed cups made from yogurt containers with slits cut in the bottom (potting mix in containers).

Seed Starting Indoors PXccXy9

What size yogurt containers do you use?
Frank207
Frank207

Male Posts : 17
Join date : 2021-07-22
Location : Newport, Maine

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  markqz 1/22/2022, 8:53 pm

Frank207 wrote:
What size yogurt containers do you use?
Most of them are 75mm high, 65mm top diameter, and 55 mm bottom diameter.  That's about 3in, 2.5in, and 2 1/8 in. respectively in real numbers.

I also have a some that are about half that height (the cup on the right in the following image). I fill the tall cups about 3/4 full, and the small cups almost 100% full. I also have a few oval cups that I haven't found a use for.

A lot of yogurt manufactures apparently buy from the same cup vendor.

Most of the yogurts came from a grocery store outlet here called GTM. They buy the leftovers from other grocers like Whole Paycheck Foods and sell it at a fraction of the price. Like the batch of 12 in the fridge at the moment sold for $1.50, or 12.5c a piece.

Seed Starting Indoors FvdTn2P


markqz
markqz

Forum Moderator

Posts : 975
Join date : 2019-09-02
Location : Lower left hand corner

sanderson and Scorpio Rising like this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  sanderson 1/25/2022, 12:57 pm

In my photo above, you can see I also started off using yogurt cups. This photo is from February 2014, showing several yogurt cups supplementing my first order of plastic seed cups that fit the 10" x 20" seed tray at 32 in each. Seed Starting Indoors Seed_d11

____________________________

Find more about Weather in Fresno, CA
Click for weather forecast
sanderson
sanderson

Forum Administrator

Female Posts : 21640
Join date : 2013-04-21
Age : 76
Location : Fresno CA Zone 8-9

https://connect.xfinity.com/appsuite/#!!&app=io.ox/mail&

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Chuck d'Argy 2/1/2022, 12:03 am

By accident, we found that the 18 inch LED lights we bought for under cabinets worked miracles for our shamrock plant sitting on the countertop below it. For all I know it may slaughter seedlings. Anybody tried an LED light? I have a couple of 4 footers laying around too.
Chuck d'Argy
Chuck d'Argy

Posts : 83
Join date : 2021-05-04
Location : Western Pennsylvania

sanderson likes this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  markqz 2/1/2022, 10:30 am

Chuck d'Argy wrote:By accident, we found that the 18 inch LED lights we bought for under cabinets worked miracles for our shamrock plant sitting on the countertop below it. For all I know it may slaughter seedlings. Anybody tried an LED light? I have a couple of 4 footers laying around too.
I kind of doubt it would slaughter seedlings, though it may starve them. The human eye is very bad at judging brightness -- our iris dilates or contracts so quickly that we don't realize how much darker it is inside than out. It turns out that you can use a smartphone as a light meter (with an app). Not as precise as a $200 custom meter, but likely good enough for home use. I have a single grow light, and what I found was that directly under the light, only inches away, it was about as bright as a very overcast early morning (about 4000 lux).

Oh, I did try to use a regular LED work light on one of my bed's. But I didn't know what I was doing. The light was too underpowered and too far from the plants. Now if I were to do it again, I'd station it directly above a square or two, and only inches from the plants.
markqz
markqz

Forum Moderator

Posts : 975
Join date : 2019-09-02
Location : Lower left hand corner

sanderson likes this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  OhioGardener 2/1/2022, 12:37 pm

I use 48" LED tubes in regular shop lights suspended from shelves so that I can lower or raise the lights to keep them within 3" above the seedlings. The important thing about LED lights for seed starting is to ensure the light's Kevin rating is around 6500K (bright white).  Note: I had to modify the shop lights to remove the ballast since the LED tubes don't use it - fortunately, for an electrical engineer, that wasn't a problem.

Seed Starting Indoors Seed_t13

____________________________

"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it."  ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
OhioGardener
OhioGardener

Forum Moderator

Male Posts : 4776
Join date : 2018-08-06
Location : SW Ohio

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKWnsWrs0RIcyIQD1_Z26g

sanderson likes this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Chuck d'Argy 2/1/2022, 2:00 pm

Thanks!!!
Chuck d'Argy
Chuck d'Argy

Posts : 83
Join date : 2021-05-04
Location : Western Pennsylvania

sanderson likes this post

Back to top Go down

Seed Starting Indoors Empty Re: Seed Starting Indoors

Post  Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Page 1 of 2 1, 2  Next

Back to top

- Similar topics

 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum