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Light schedule for seedlings???

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Hi all just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this for me

Going to be starting some photo seeds off soon (last grow was autos)

And just wanted to know what sort of light schedule do you use for seedlings??

Any input is much appreciated πŸ€ŸπŸ™ŒπŸ’¨
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Hey up SW420.... for seedlings/vegging, some ppl use 24hrs light and some less... i always like giving plants a bit of a dark period so usually use a 20/4 light schedule until dropping to 12/12 for flowering...
It really is up to you and whats best for your situation etc.... as long as they get 18hrs minimum for vegging your all good.
Im sure others will be in to put their tuppence worth.

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Glynne420 wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:28 pm
Hey up SW420.... for seedlings/vegging, some ppl use 24hrs light and some less... i always like giving plants a bit of a dark period so usually use a 20/4 light schedule until dropping to 12/12 for flowering...
It really is up to you and whats best for your situation etc.... as long as they get 18hrs minimum for vegging your all good.
Im sure others will be in to put their tuppence worth.
Ahh I see, yh 20/4 sounds like a good place to start!πŸ‘

Also how long do you usually keep them in veg? Or is that pretty much personal preference too?πŸ€”πŸ™ˆ

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I use 24 for seedlings and change to 18/6 once out the propagator tbh.
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Nanook wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:49 pm
I use 24 for seedlings and change to 18/6 once out the propagator tbh.
How long would you keep in them propagator mate?

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Southwest420 wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:56 pm
Nanook wrote: ↑
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I use 24 for seedlings and change to 18/6 once out the propagator tbh.
How long would you keep in them propagator mate?
Tbh I take the lid off when they hit the top.

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16/8 FTW

If ya dont need to run heating lights off, 16 hours lights on 8 off is super cheap. seedlings should have enough stored energy from the seed leafs to start making real leaves without too much extra light being added. the light we add helps control the plant shape as it forms imho

once ya have true leaves the amount of light matters more, before then its light intensity controlling plant shape
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Thanks everyoneπŸ‘

Will take everything on board and get started asap!😜

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I pop seed in towel them move to coco and keep under 24 hour light until the shoot comes up then switch to 18/6.
That my way anyways but I'm ew at this so it may change lol
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Post by kbag »

I recently light bleached my seedlings with my 96w T5 1-2" above them being on 24hr with no dark period. It's a first time i have done this with a T5 and was a little surprised that it happened.

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