Seedling growth using natural light question

I used the paper towel method and have transplanted the feminized seeds with tap roots into a small plastic dome for about a week. They grew out six inches before dropping their shells. I'd say it's been ten days now. I transplanted them into beer cups with more potting mix. Now I am seeing the green bit at the end open up exposing what will become the first set of leaves. So this is where I am at now. I've placed them in a room in front of a window with natural light coming in. I'm in the southern hemisphere so it about a month away from summer starting. Going to be planting these outdoors eventually. I was just wondering how long this process is going to take before I actually have a multi branched plant that I will feel safe planting outside. I say that because I know that slugs and snails will pounce on little seedlings if they're not big enough. Any ideas how much longer this process will take me before I can take them outside? Thanks guys.

Can you keep them under a cfl?

They're going to stretch in window light...a cfl as well would be good ...

Can't keep them under any kind of light that is artificial. Out of funds. The light outside starts at 5am now and sets at around 8pm where I am. When you guys say cfl, do you mean a regular light source that you have in any given room in your house?

Google.com search philips tornado e27, if you have to. pocket a bulb from the supermarket

Cfl are these..

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so would the idea be to get some kind of a bedside lamp and plug a cfl into it for growing? If so, then that wouldn't cost to much would it? I can go to the big hardware store tomorrow.

^^^You got the idea^^^

You need to look for 6500K (kelvin) this is a blue spectrum for growth
http://www.growweedeasy.com/cfls

(I have two seedlings in exactly that situation )

Okay, I'll start looking around and see what I can find. Thank you guys for the tips!

No worries. We likes to help...mostly

It's best to grow with CLF light bulbs. Growing outside, you're at the mercy of Mother Nature (weather, pests; etc). An inside grow does cost but it's worth it.

6"high before they lost the hull - best transplant and shore the dirt all the way up that skinny stem before it falls over.

They already fell over. They looked like a bowel of spagetti running all amongst themselves. I replanted them all in bigger beer cups and the first set of leaves are only just showing now. I now understand what stretching means when you're talking about seedlings stretching.

Same job for me today. Here's a Pineapple Chunk, stretched yesterday, I'm going to pot her up later and put her into the veg tent. Stretching doesn't have to be a big deal, and I like to keep an eye on them until they sprout, so it's the workbench/window for me

Seedling stretching is awesome. I accidentally stretched my strawberry Kush. In fear of it stretching too much, I got more lights. Now that's she's in flowering, she is the biggest and fastest growing among her peers.