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Germinating Seeds Starting w/o Proper Lighting

11 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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susanzone5 (NY)
11 years ago
As long as the seeds haven't germinated yet, they'll be fine.
dirtguy50 SW MO z6a
11 years ago
What zone are you in? It would be nice to add that to your profile for future folks to know without asking everytime.
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tigger033
Original Author
11 years ago
Hello.
Thank you for your advice and the pointer about the zone - I added it to my profile. I plan to use either this lighting set up (Hydrofarm JSV4 4-Foot Jump Start T5 Grow Light System- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055F80H0?ref_=pe_623860_70668690) or two of these (Mr. Light 88741 8W Linkable T5 Grow Light Fixture- http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Light-88741-Linkable-Fixture/dp/B004YZVQUA/ref=sr_1_26?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1421706382&sr=1-26&keywords=grow+lights). I also am planning to use string lights for heat. If my set up involves 4 10-20 in trays on a metal table, do you happen to have any suggestions for setting up the string lights etc?
bragu_DSM 5
11 years ago
Put something b/w the table and the trays as an insulation barrier.
tigger033
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks for the recommendation! Any suggestions as to what to use for the barrier?

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