Well lo and behold, I woke up this morning and found some cute little seedlings popping their little heads out of the soil! So far I count over two dozen sprouts in the VII-XII rows – the ovations are making themselves known.

So my next step at this point is to get my grow light ready to go. The challenges are to find a place that will be warm enough (the basement has some room but is still in the 50’s or to find a place in the living area that we won’t mind a very bright magenta light shining 16-18 hours a day). The good news is – I have a timed power socket that allows me to control when the light is on and off so I can simulate the day cycle (in Panama!).

So here are an off and on picture of the Xen-Lux Six-Band LED Hydroponic Grow Light Panel that I bought last week:

It is 12″ square and is fairly light in construction. Still pondering what to do with the hanging situation yet I will need to find that out sooner rather than later so that the seedlings will be able to grow. In the mean time it is raining here in Maine (and cloudy otherwise) so not much sunshine for these little buggers.

Next up, I will make a tray of spinach and garlic chives as well settle on the light situation. I may need another grow light for the other tray yet the recommended grow area is about 4 sq feet, which should be enough for now.

If you have any questions, suggestions, or other ideas, please let me know in the comments below!