Comments on: Starting Seeds Indoors Under Lights http://doorgarden.com/02/starting-seeds-indoors-under-lights Helping You Get the Most Out of Your Garden Tue, 08 May 2012 21:09:11 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: siding new roofs windows remodeling sunrooms http://doorgarden.com/02/starting-seeds-indoors-under-lights#comment-13243 siding new roofs windows remodeling sunrooms Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:09:39 +0000 http://doorgarden.com/?p=1386#comment-13243 <strong>siding new roofs windows remodeling sunrooms...</strong> [...]Starting Seeds Indoors Under Lights » The Door Garden[...]... siding new roofs windows remodeling sunrooms…

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]]> By: David LaFerney http://doorgarden.com/02/starting-seeds-indoors-under-lights#comment-12240 David LaFerney Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:36:47 +0000 http://doorgarden.com/?p=1386#comment-12240 I prefer to only transplant them once - into the ground. If your plants are tall and spindly they probably aren't getting enough light. If you are using fluorescent lights like in this article the lights need to be very close to the tops of the plants because the intensity falls off sharply with distance. Unless your weather is still getting below freezing at night you should probably just plant them out - maybe with some cover like a milk jug with the bottom cut out. Try to plant them in the afternoon on a cloudy day so that the sun doesn't scald them right off the bat. I water pretty much every day unless the soil is quite wet - as long as they are in containers. I prefer to only transplant them once – into the ground.

If your plants are tall and spindly they probably aren’t getting enough light. If you are using fluorescent lights like in this article the lights need to be very close to the tops of the plants because the intensity falls off sharply with distance.

Unless your weather is still getting below freezing at night you should probably just plant them out – maybe with some cover like a milk jug with the bottom cut out. Try to plant them in the afternoon on a cloudy day so that the sun doesn’t scald them right off the bat.

I water pretty much every day unless the soil is quite wet – as long as they are in containers.

]]> By: christi http://doorgarden.com/02/starting-seeds-indoors-under-lights#comment-12239 christi Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:23:16 +0000 http://doorgarden.com/?p=1386#comment-12239 Hi, How many times do you transplant seedlings before transplanting outside? Mine are getting tall and spindly.Should I keep transplanting and going deeper? Someone told me I shouldn't water much. What am I doing wrong? Hi,
How many times do you transplant seedlings before transplanting outside? Mine are getting tall and spindly.Should I keep transplanting and going deeper? Someone told me I shouldn’t water much. What am I doing wrong?

]]> By: David LaFerney http://doorgarden.com/02/starting-seeds-indoors-under-lights#comment-12139 David LaFerney Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:55:10 +0000 http://doorgarden.com/?p=1386#comment-12139 No, but I'm not a worrier. Seriously, florescent bulbs barely even get warm - you can handle them with your bare hands when they are on with no discomfort at all. But if it bothers you you can certainly hang them from the ceiling or something. Don't let that stop you from doing it. No, but I’m not a worrier. Seriously, florescent bulbs barely even get warm – you can handle them with your bare hands when they are on with no discomfort at all.

But if it bothers you you can certainly hang them from the ceiling or something. Don’t let that stop you from doing it.

]]> By: Allison http://doorgarden.com/02/starting-seeds-indoors-under-lights#comment-12138 Allison Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:48:32 +0000 http://doorgarden.com/?p=1386#comment-12138 Are you ever worried that resting the lightbulbs directly on wood is a fire hazard? I want to do this too, but it worries me.. Are you ever worried that resting the lightbulbs directly on wood is a fire hazard? I want to do this too, but it worries me..

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