general growing ?

16 years ago

I have my cold season seeds sprouting and coming along nicely. I have broccoli,cauliflower,and brussel sprouts and they are around one inch tall. I have removed the dome and was wondering how long do I leave my lights on the seedlings. Do I continue to use the lights for a few more weeks, or right up to transplanting time. When should I remove the lights. I also wanted to ask when to start my fan for air circulation. At this point everything is going well. thanks in advance for the info

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taz6122
16 years ago
Plants need light every day. Leave them under lights until time to transplant. Ease them in to full sun. No more than 2 hours the first day. Fan should be running after seeds sprout IMO.
wordwiz
16 years ago
taz,

I never worry about a fan until after the seedlings have been potted up and grown a bit. Of cou-rse, YMMV!

Mike
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taz6122
16 years ago
Since I sprout all my seeds in the pots they will stay in until transplanting in the garden on my gas stove(pilots for bottom heat)and the lighting is not that good, all seedlings get moved to one of 3 shelves along with other plants of all sizes and shapes where the fan runs constantly. Due to lack of space(in my case) they get air as soon as sprouted. They seem to do great and I never have problems with damping off. WFM!
urbangardenfarmer
16 years ago
Exactly what taz said in his first post. Leave the fan on 24/7. It constantly renews fresh air around the plants and it also makes the plants sturdier and stronger for a healthy, happy, outdoor life.