Is Direct Sunlight Required For Starting Vegetable Seeds Indoors?

The final question that I have before starting my vegetable seeds is do they require direct sunlight? Can they get by with indirect sunlight?

I could easily put them out on my window garden.It gets a few hours of indirect sunlight a day, but no direct sunlight.

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[Allen2045]

Can you use a heating pad instead of the ones made for seedlings. I figure if they are in a pan and you have a towel under the pan and on top the heating pad. I don't want to burn the basement up?

[CanarsieBK]

@Allen2045 Not sure about that method.

[PCOStherealdeal]

When I have a seedling that is up and those first 2 "leaves" are out I set it in indirect sunlight for the majority of the day. In the evening's they get about an hour of direct sun. Now I wait as patiently as I possibly can for either the first seedling to have 2 FULL SET'S of true leaves. That means 4 real honest to goodness leaves then I either place them under a uva/uvb lamp or set them out side in full sun.

[CanarsieBK]

Got it! Much appreciated.

[jihadacadien]

You can use a light bulb as long as it puts out some heat. Some plants need light but pretty much all plants need heat. I sprouted my plants with all cloudy weather and heat from lamps =)

[CanarsieBK]

I'll figga it out. Have been given some great ideas so far. Thanks.

[PCOStherealdeal]

No problem. Good luck!

[PCOStherealdeal]

Ok plant's need sunlight for photosynthesis, but only if they have leaves to use to collect the sunlight. Seed's need warmth to germinate. Myself, before I see ground breakage (little seedling's coming up) I keeps my seed's in pot's in a tray on top of a heating pad. I can have germination and ground breakage in day's rather than weeks. I also feed mine epsom salts. The minerals help them develop. Continued...

[CanarsieBK]

Hopefully I've have better luck than you ;)

[CanarsieBK]

Good idea. Thanks. Appreciated.

[CanarsieBK]

Makes sense that it varies by plant. Thanks.