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Powhatan,virginia

my seedlings have jumped up to about 8" tall and are tall so they are bending over i cant plant them until saturday how deep should i plant them they are just starting to get there true leaves any help???

5/2/2007 8:18:10 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Support them as best you can and transplant with the appearance of the first true leaf. Plant all the way to the cots(the entire stem).

5/2/2007 8:20:37 PM

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The light levels are too low. Get them into the sun (GENTLY) & ditto the planting them deeper ASAP. Just watch exposing them to too much sun too quickly.

5/2/2007 11:20:35 PM

Phoenix, AZ

If you are not giving light in the right bandwidth, then they can also become leggy. Common incandescent lighting will do this. Incandescent is just the wrong bandwidth...not enought blue light. I could go into paragraphs about the right light but won't. Just transplant.

5/2/2007 11:23:44 PM

yep... not enough light. I could go into the physiological reasons for it, but like Ben, I'm just going to say transplant!!! And buy a cheap fluorescent light to use indoors next year. I use cool white.

5/3/2007 8:32:48 AM

Powhatan,virginia

thanks everyone light is the problem

5/3/2007 2:43:09 PM