Too hot?
Last year, I had a problem where my seedlings were too leggy. The general advice was that I needed better lights positioned more closely. This did wonders for my seedlings' strength.
I just planted a few days ago and as soon as the first couple broke through the soil, I turned the light on. After a day of this, I checked to discover that the temperature of the seedling soil inside the hydration dome was over 105.
First, how catastrophic is this for everybody? It was for about 6 hours last night and about 4 this morning.
I've removed the sprouted seedlings from the dome and put them close under the lights and moved the dome back into the dark.
Seedlings don't all sprout simultaneously, so if I've got a group of 6-9 together, is it ok to leave the sprouted ones in the darkened dome while their siblings sprout and then move them under the bright lights? I really don't want to have to cut away each individual cell from the group.
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