New Grower First time grow started - ignorant question :-)

[Chanvremec]

I even put my pots in a dark and cool place until my girls pop up...always have and always will. Around 18-20c, and I have around 98% germ rate so I must do something right...lol

That's great to hear! Thanks for that; makes me feel a lot better.

 

[Margahooja]

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So you find that you actually get some useful warmth from the T5? How close to you have the tubes to the plants? I had thought I would set it at about 8 inches at first and then lower it as they got used to it but maybe you don't need to do that at all. At this point there's not even any reason to turn on 4 of the bulbs for a tiny plantlet but once the plants spread out then I should be able to use all the bulbs. (Well, assuming that some unpredictable disaster doesn't strike!) Thanks for the feedback; I was hoping to hear from someone who uses T5s.

Mines about 4-5 inches above the soil level. It's what I have so I use it.When they sprout I raise it up a couple more inches.I start them out under that for several days before putting them under stronger light. I've read some people use a regular cfl while their germinating. Everybody has there methods. I've been comfortable this way.

 

[Margahooja]

Oh and by the way, It's not an ignorant question. You hear different opinions and try things out, then you get dialed in.