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Growing from Seed
akeller420

switching from heat mat to grow light.

akeller420
13 years ago

My seeds are starting to sprout but I have a lot of cells and only a few have come up yet. Should I remove the heat and put them under lights right away? Keep the heat until more germinate? Use the heat AND lights? etc.

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