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Germinating Seeds Starting w/o Proper Lighting

tigger033
9 years ago

Hello,

I am germinating Palmer amaranth for an experiment with natural herbicides. I "planted" the seeds 5 days ago (they are tiny, so basically put them on top of potting soil and lightly moistened with water). I was thinking the light source at the greenhouse I was using worked as a good heat source but it does appear to actually function giving off heat currently (it's an old greenhouse). Soil temp was approx 62 degrees when measured yesterday. I ordered grow lights that I will install today. Is hope lost for these seeds since they got off to a start without proper light or if I add the grow lights now will it be okay?

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