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Long, leggy seedlings

Hi folks-
I have been gardening for a few years now ever since I found a NYC
apartment with a terrace(!) So far, surviving the past winters, I have
clematis, honeysuckle, a climbing rose bush, a bunch of herbs, perrenials,
a small japanese maple, Boston Ivy, Virginia Creeper (I'm into making the
most out of my vertical space! I also have flowering plants like morning
glorys (whose seeds I collect in the winter) and cosmos that keep coming
back! I have become quite obsessed with this wonderfully theraputic hobby,
but I still have LOTS to learn.

This year I have begun trying to propagate flower seeds indoors.
I am using those plastic seed trays with plastic covers and a seed starting
growing mixture (I guess basically peat moss.) I transplanted the seedlings
into smaller soil filled pots, once they got to be large enough and now it
seems that they all still have only their first set of leaves at the end of
a very long, leggy stem. Another batch that I set outside to see whether
more natural light would improve growth has simply gotten drowned in the
rain! My seedlings right on a north facing window (all I've got) and I have
2 of those plant light bulbs about 1 1/2  feet above for around 12 hours a
day.
Any ideas why my seedings are having such awkward growth spurt?
Are they not getting enough real light once they germinate?

Is it a question of using a specific plant food to encourage new leaf growth?
Thanks for your help in advance, and I look foward to sharing info with
everyone!

-Naomi


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