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Heat mat warms the soil. At certain tempts at 54*F and above up to 90*F roots start to grow thus more cells for the leaves to grow.
Below 54* F plant will stop growing there will be no activities at the root zone.
A desk lamp is a substitute for sun rays to create photosynthesis for the plant depending on the kind of bulb you use. Some bulbs are used for growth and some are used to encourage flowering.
See Lode--- RE- UV light 1 /15 /08
in another thread someone asked this question 'I'm using a heat mat that I got for Christmas for bottom heat to assist in seed germination. Once the seeds have germinated, is there any benefit to keeping the seeds on the heat mat?
And the answer was ' In my experience, it depends on how much light you are giving them. If the roots are heated, you need to give them sufficient light for good growth,....'

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