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

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I was reading later that night about seedlings, trying to figure out what is
going on with yours.  I figured I might have this trouble later on.

I read in a Sunset periodical (I don't know where you live, so I don't know
if you are familiar with Sunset magazine, it is a bible to my friends here
in California)  anyway, they said that "seedlings get spindly if grown too
warm; they do best at about 60 degrees."

I don't know what to do to fix the problem.

Maybe you can try taking a sacrificial few and transplant like you would if
they were doing fine.  See how they do.

Good Luck,
Peg

-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia J. Santhuff <psanthuff@mindspring.com>
To: Square Foot Gardening List <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 5:25 AM
Subject: Re: Help -- what to do about my sprouts??


>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>Thanks, Peg -- That's pretty much what I've done so far, except that I
>planted the seeds in what I intended to trrasplant them to the garden from
>(if that makes sense), and haven't gotten to the 2nd set of leaves stage
>yet. I'm pretty sure they've gotten at least 14 hours of light, and even
>closer than the 6 - 9 inches.
>
>Anyone have any other ideas for my spindly-legged sprouts?
>
>Patricia
>
>
>>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>>
>>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
>
>
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