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bildiasarel in the country, Canada Jul 27, 2009

Just read the article Seed Starting 101:  Setting up Light.  It talks about two 48-inch fluorescent tubes being enough light for two standard nursery flats.  How big is that? dimensions?  I have used trays from commercial greenhouses that held six seedlings each.  How many of those in a flat?

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Jul 27, 2009

Mine are 9-1/2" x 20" long. You can fit 2 of these under a 48" light. Walmart sells them.

Here is my setup with a 2 48" fluorescent Gro lamps side by side. I have the shelf hanging on the wall. There is much debate over fluorescent tubes for plants. I have sown seeds indoors for many years and always used plant lights. The have a spectrum of color needed for plant growth that regular tubes don't have.

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Jul 27, 2009

Here is what is called a nursery flat. It is in my unheated garage during the winter for those seeds that need cold stratification to germinate.

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