No prob. I am no expert, but I use 24/7 lighting until I put mine outdoor. Mine have fan leaves and pretty sturdy stems when I plant them outside. If your plants are only 1 inch then I suggest you wait atleast 2-3 weeks before attempting to put them out side. This will give them time to get some girth before putting them outside. Placing them outside at a young age is taking a gamble. Throw on of your Reggies out there and you will see what I mean. It's rough on seedlings that are young and still have to deal with winds, bugs, and etc. Not to mention seedlings are difficult to spot. I don't know how you put your seeds in upside down. As I stated I germinate on a plate with paper towels. I wait until the radical/root tip exposes itself to a reasonable length then I plant with the root tip facing down into the soil with the seed cap showing on the top of the soil. This way it guanrantees that the radical/root tip will continue to grow down and the seed will pop it's head out of the soil. Usually if you leave the seed alone it will get back to where it needs to be....but sometimes this can be a issue for a young seed if lights are constantly hitting the exposed radical/root tip(roots don't like light) or if the seed has too much soil on top of it. Be sure your soil is very light and fluffy. You don't want your seedling to have to work hard trying to come up out of the soil.Preciate ya Throwed! Now that the few have barley sprouted.. I am wondering which lighting is best 18/6 or 16/8 ???
They are only an inch at best and want to get them big quickly for transplant to the outdoors !!!
Also I think I put some "upside down" in the soil what can I do next time to prevent this mishap!
Your right I'm glad these were'nt the expensive ones!!!