I bought a grow light system over Winter.
Started my vegetable seeds way too early in mid Jan.
My plants have out grown grow lights.(Tomatoes 1.5’ tall)
Having to get them in the ground ASAP.
Will learn from mistakes and hope no late frost comes.
I have used grow lights to much success. I have two 1000 watt ballast for Nickle and Sodium. The LED work well also. If you pinch the flowering tops you will generate additional flowering tops (called suckers) these are almost complete new plants. THus you can generate many flowering tops from one plant. Increases the yield for each plant by a lot and produces a fuller plant. Stockier not as viney.
I’ve done that more times than I’d care to mention! It’s hard to wait! ;)
You and I both made the same mistake, Mtn Man! I also created a small inexpensive seed-starting setup — shelves, lights, even a couple of warming mats. Oh boy! In my enthusiasm I started things way too soon . . . and I live out in the desert! In my defense, however, we did have an unusually long stretch of sub-zero nights. We’ve suddenly warmed up so now I’m hauling my gangly teenage seedlings outside . . . where they’ll no doubt succumb to the heat soon enough.
on your tomatoes - if a frost does come you can put tomato cages around them and put a dry cleaners bag over each one it will save them