How many inches away from the plant should the bulbs be? 1 day old plant..

How many inches away from the plant should the bulbs be? They are one day old.. it just broke the soil!

depends what kind of light bulb we are talking about. cfl = 2 to 3 inches.

we are talking about low consume bulbs.

Put your finger where the leaves are if its comfortable(Warm) its good.Its important to get them as close to the plant at this stage as you can because the little bastards stretch.