Originally posted by the big lebowski
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A bit of juggling goes on where heat is concerned. Get very little heat from the lights because it's got a built in fan to keep them cool. When I first got the light set up I had the heated propagator set up on a little table just in front of the window cill because I thought it would help stop newly germinated seeding from going leggy ( when they are still to small to prick out ). I noticed very quickly that this was a bad plan as the plastic lid of the propagator was stopping some of the light frequencies get to the seedlings and they were going brown and dieing ( I'm just guessing here by the way). But the seedlings that were already potted on and under the light properly were doing really well. Once everything had germinated and been potted on, I put the heated propagator under the plants under the light without the lid. They are without heat again now as I've got my next lot of seeds in. Propagator is now at the other end of the room as far way from the light as possible. Once this lot have come up and been potted on I will put the heat back under the light for a couple of weeks to give them the best start possible.
The best bit of advice I got when I went to the EGS last year was keep your chilli roots warm, especially when they are young. So I think propagator without lid would work ( hope so it's what I'm doing). I use tepid water when watering as well.
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