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Commercial Secrets for Compact Seedlings: Light Intensity and Duration

Professional growers use costly growth regulators, but the foundation is precise light: correct footcandle intensity and day length. Leggy seedlings usually suffer from a shortage of footcandles—common when starting too early indoors.

What are the specs of your Lowe’s indoor greenhouse? Watts, bulb type, bulb size? Light metrics matter.

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