Take heat away???

[beaver50]

I started some seeds.They have come up and have there 2nd set of leaves.I started them with a heat mat.When do I take the heat away from them?

 

[Easy7]

What are room temps on the floor?

Do you have a large light that produces heat?

I never used heat mat

 

[w3rds]

once your roots have formed, the heat mat isnt necessary.(its never needed, but some people find it helpful early on.

whats your medium? Whats your light source?

if its soil and anything stronger than a cfl, I would stop using the heating pad.

 

[beaver50]

I used papid rooter and cfls.There in a plastic dome with a heat mat.

 

[MrBungle]

The best way is to wait until they are pretty well established (couple full sets of leaves) then start to gradually harden them off by turning off the mat for a few hours then turning it back on... leaving it off for longer each time.. over the course of a few days the plant will be accustomed to normal temps without a heating pad

 

[Budpirate]

well just like w3rds says, heat mat is something you dont really need at all, assuming you have decent temperatures where you have the plants. I havent been using heat mats at all and has been working great without it.

 

[beaver50]

Thanks for the help.I transplanted them and took the heat away.There doing good.

 

[SandyFantasyman]

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