Help in Using an Electric Propagator

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sunshinequeen's picture
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I have acquired an electric propagator without any instructions. I cleaned it out and plugged it in and it seems to be working. Can anyone advise on how I should use it. Should I leave it plugged in 24 hours, how long should seedlings be left in it before pricking out and which seeds are best sown in it etc?

Thanks in anticipation.

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Electic Propagator

An electric propagator should be left on 24 hrs. It speeds up the propagation of seeds with a constant temperature.
It should be used exactly the same as sowing seeds in any environment only the will grow faster and should be pricked out as normal.

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Electric propagator

Just watch out for the seedlings becoming eteolated (long and lanky) from being too warm too long, can happen within a couple days sometimes