First time growing. Will grow indoors for first few weeks and then outdoors in vegetable garden.
Day 1 - Put seeds in cup of water for 16 hours (should have done 24hrs)
Days 2 to 4 - Germation in moist paper towel took longer than expected. Put inside dark closet.
Days 5 to 7 - Made a DIY setup with wooden frame. Bought 4' ft shop lights with two 32W T8 bulbs at 6500k and 2850 lumens each (total $40). Attached with looped steel wire that I twist tie to raise lights as plants grow. Lights are about +4 inches from seedlings.
Notes:
-containers have different ratios of an old miracle grow potting mix (low nutrients) and a no name brand potting mix (very low nutrients).
Tips:
-should have left seeds in cup of water longer to speed up germation (24 hrs)