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Leggy seedlings
mysticmog:
I sowed some tomatoes out recently under cover and newspaper, and understandably they didnt do anything for a while, but suddenly last week (when I wasnt looking) they leapt up, still under cover, and have gone orribly leggy
apols for rubbish low res piccy - was taken with a mini digi cam...
Anyone got any ideas on how I can save them, or are they going straight on the compost heap...
tim:
Great enthusiasm, and great picture, but aren't you a little premature?
Unless you have a heated greenhouse - or similar - with lots of light - I would have left sowing till MARCH.
My thought would be to say 'hard luck' - ditch them - and be patient! = Tim
Plantsman.:
All you can do now is to give them the maximum daylight and lower the temp to the minimum that they require.
As I'm sure you are now aware, all seeds should be inspected daily. If you should sow Amaranthus in heat, they can germinate within 24hrs.
john_miller:
If you do decide to hang onto them then follow the latter advice. However if you do go that route you should remember that you will be weakening the seedlings and leaving them more open to opportunistic infections, such as damping off, and lose them anyway.
I would ditch them, as Tim suggests, and start again.
cleo:
Sling them!!!-and wait a while.
As Tim says March is plenty soon enough.
Stephan.
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