this is my first ever grow and i'm pretty excited to have the first seed planted ready to rock n roll. does my grow cupboard have to be warm for the first weeks of germination? i am waiting for my 400W hps kit to arrive (which it should have already which is why i've started germination ) but for now i have 2x 100W 5000K cfl's and i've set up a heater to stay at 22 degrees Celcius. is this an ok start? i believe i should have used 6400K cfl's but i couldn't find any at the time of setting up.
Seeds need moisture and warmth to germinate. I sow my seeds into compost, about 4 mm deep. Keep it moist and warm, 75 to 80 F, the seeds pop in 2 to 5 days. After that mine go straight outside into the sunlight , they are then at ambient temperature.