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Re: Help -- what to do about my sprouts??

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I tried to look up what to do for seedlings and this is what I found.

It is recommended to place the container in full sun or under fluorescent
lights.  Run the lights 14 hours per day at a distance of 6 to 9 inches from
the tops of the seedlings.  Of course they said to keep the soil evenly
moist and maintain moderate rooms temperatures of 65 degrees to 80 degrees.
Use only tepid water to maintain proper soil temperatures.

They went on to say the seedlings should be transplanted from the starting
container to individual containers or pots when they just begin to produce
their second set of leaves.  The transplanting at this time minimizes the
shock to seedlings.  They said to be certain to handle the seedlings by
their leaves and not their stems to avoid injuries.  An application of
liquid fertilizer is recommended once the plants are transplanted.  Continue
to fertilize at every second watering.

Again...this is not my wisdom...it is from the course I just went through.
Maybe this will help with the other information you will get from everyone
else.

Good Luck!
Peg
-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia J. Santhuff <psanthuff@mindspring.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 8:21 PM
Subject: Help -- what to do about my sprouts??


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>Well, folks, I'm hoping there's something I can do about my sprouts.
>
>I've got cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and kale sprouted, but they are
>really leggy, even tho I have them under (and I mean RIGHT under) a
>flourescent light under my kitchen cabinet. A couple of the sprouts are
>nearly touching the light itself now. The tallest ones are 2" and, as I
>said, really thin and leggy. They each have only 2 leaves (I presume not
>true leaves). Will those stems thicken up? What can I do? They're getting
>light from the fluorescent from 7:30 a.m. or even hours earlier (DH often
>gets up as early as 5:00 am) until somewhere between 11 pm and 2 am when I
>go to bed. I might leave the light on all night tonight --  will that help?
>
>Any other ideas? And more importantly, how do I avoid this in the future
>(unless it's normal -- it isn't, is it?)
>
>Patricia S.
>Zone 7b, West Georgia
>
>
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