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Re: basic gardening 101

> If I get a leggy tomato seedling, If I just repot the whole thing up to its
> first real leaves and have it grow from there, would that cure the
> legginess?

It will if after you transplant it you get it into adequate 
light.  Another thing that is critically important in seed 
germination is moving air.  First it helps prevent damping off.  
Second, it helps the seedlings strengthen.  Actually I believe 
in seedling calisthenics.  Lightly and gently brush across the 
top of them in one direction then back the other way.  I do have 
fans blowing just above them, which just makes them vibrate the 
tiniest bit. 

What all of this activity does is force the seedlings to build 
up stronger cells in the stems, which will give you a more 
viable plant, one that will harden off more successfully and it 
will help to prevent breakage.

Jaime
jknoble@warwick.net
NW NJ, zone 6/5
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