Seedlings

Hi all sorry i know another thread from me but its my first time in growing i have put all my seeds in wet paper towel in a container in shoe box onto of my fish tank then have sprouted well six out of nine the colour coded ones are yet to split well hopefully lol anyway how long after the seed has cracked do you plant it because i have read as soon as it sprouts and when it sprouts and gets the two little leave which one is correct and when do i start giving then 18/6 light? Thanks all

typically you want to transplant it into your medium after you get about an inch root. about 2-3 times the length of your seed. and always plant it root down!

Light them up as soon as they sprout. Personally when I used the paper towel method, I would plant when the tap root was about 1/2 to 1 inch long.

Grumpy' said:

Light them up as soon as they sprout. Personally when I used the paper towel method, I would plant when the tap root was about 1/2 to 1 inch long.

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Do i put them in peat pellets or staright into soil?

Which ever your comfortable with. I just put them right to my regular growing soil, and skip the whole seed starting mix hype. It all depends on the soil. If its hot or timed release nutes, then you need to make sure yur not overwatering (which is a concern in every grow).

killaspliff said:

Do i put them in peat pellets or staright into soil?

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If you are going to be growing in soil then put them straight into soil. I'm not a fan of straight peat, if it dries out it will suck the moisture and life right out of your seedling.

WattSaver said:

If you are going to be growing in soil then put them straight into soil. I'm not a fan of straight peat, if it dries out it will suck the moisture and life right out of your seedling.

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So when the tap root is about an inch how deep do i plant it with abit of the seed sticking out