Seed Starting Tray with LED Grow Light, Adjustable Lamp Unit, Drip Tray for Seedlings and Cuttings, Indoor and Outdoor | Sansoti

Start in February instead of waiting until April

If you sow outdoors, you have to wait until the weather allows it — and in the Netherlands and Belgium, that rarely happens before April. If you start seeds indoors, you’ll already have four-inch seedlings by April, giving you a six-week head start on the growing season. All you need is light, and that’s exactly what this seed tray with LED grow light provides. The lamp unit is height-adjustable, so you can keep it low during germination and raise it as the seedlings grow. The drip tray beneath the tray catches water and soil.

Why starting seeds indoors works with this setup

• Adjustable lamp unit: the most important factor when starting seeds indoors; light that’s too high makes stems long and spindly.
• LED grow light: provides full artificial light, so you’re not dependent on the short days of February.
• Drip tray: keeps the workbench or table clean when watering young seedlings.
• For seeds and cuttings: suitable for seeds and cuttings that haven’t rooted yet.
• Indoors and outdoors: indoors in spring, outdoors when the weather allows.
• Plug and play: no installation required, so you can sow the same evening.

From seed tray to garden

Starting seeds indoors only gives you a head start if the plants survive the move outdoors. Keep the light close above the seedlings for the first few weeks — this produces short, sturdy stems instead of long, spindly ones — and raise it a little as they grow. For a few hours a day in the weeks before planting them out, place the tray in a sheltered spot outdoors so the plants can get used to wind and temperature changes before moving permanently into the garden. The tray and lamp unit can be used separately or together, so you can later hang the light over another tray or a pot of herbs. Suitable for herbs, vegetables, flowers, and various plant species. Available in two versions; dimensions are not listed in the product specifications.