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title: "Greetings I’m trying my hand at starting tomato plants indoors prior…"
description: "Greetings I’m trying my hand at starting tomato plants indoors prior to moving to garden in May. Germinating went great and after trying a window sill for…"
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community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Rom@ns"
published: "2024-03-28T17:14:40.203775Z"
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# Greetings I’m trying my hand at starting tomato plants indoors prior…

_Posted by Rom@ns on 2024-03-28_

Greetings  
I’m trying my hand at starting tomato plants indoors prior to moving to garden in May. Germinating went great and after trying a window sill for first few days, seedlings needed more sun.  
I picked up a pair of T8 style full spectrum LED grow lamps hanging over current setup in rewired shop light. They are made by GT-Lite (Menards) and manufacturer has no instructions. After contacting manufacturer, they were clueless, and suggested contacting a botanist.  
It can’t be that complicated? Each bulb is 17w LED (34w equivalent) full spectrum, 5K kelvin  
Other manufacturers say anywhere from 8-24” from plant.  
Anyone have experience with this?

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## 2 comments

### Ryan commented on 2024-03-28

More light the better. That’s not that powerful of a grow light so I’d say keep them close. I start my peppers under a 20w grow light and keep it 6-8” from the seedlings and they do great.

#### Rom@ns replied on 2024-03-29

Thank you Ryan. I’ve lowered them substantially (6-7”)and seedlings are responding well. Lamps are barely warm when operating, so heat shouldn’t be an issue. Much appreciated!

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