Leggy lettuce
David Hatfield
I started some lettuce indoors because of the monsoons and before I knew
it the seedling were about an inch tall with two leaves. Will they be
okay or are they ruined for not having light?
Thanks, Dave ....
Euan C
On Mon, 09 Feb 1998 13:19:28 -0800, David Hatfield <fo...@pacbell.net>
wrote:
Sorry I cant help. I also have the same problem. In the last few weeks
I have sown Tomotoes, cabbage and lettuce indoors and they have all
been the same. Long spindly seedlings at least an inch tall. Is it
because they did not get enough sunlight?
Euan
Gary Cooper
On Tue, 10 Feb 1998, Euan C wrote:
> ... In the last few weeks
> I have sown Tomotoes, cabbage and lettuce indoors and they have all
> been the same. Long spindly seedlings at least an inch tall. Is it
> because they did not get enough sunlight?
>
Most likely. They need either bright natural light or very bright
artificial light. Problems with soil or watering are also possible, but
less common.
Gary
Neason
Too warm! Plant grow a different rates depending on light, temp and
available nutrients (and other factors like disease, etc). Your
seedlings have limited light resources but excess temperature so they
try to grow tall to reach the light they "know" is out there. (Under
natural conditions more heat means more sunlight.)
Keep the tropicals (tomato, curcurbits, etc) around 55 deg F (no lower)
and the hardy plants will do best in the 40's or lower. These
temperatures will help even out the growth rate and the result will be
healthy, stocky seedlings.
N.B. Start the seeds in a warm place (70 deg F for most plants) and
move them to cooler conditions as soon as most of the seeds have
sprouted.
Steve (Maritime...)
Euan C wrote:
>
> On Mon, 09 Feb 1998 13:19:28 -0800, David Hatfield <fo...@pacbell.net>
> wrote:
>
> >I started some lettuce indoors because of the monsoons and before I knew
> >it the seedling were about an inch tall with two leaves. Will they be
> >okay or are they ruined for not having light?
> >
> >Thanks, Dave ....
>
> Sorry I cant help. I also have the same problem. In the last few weeks
> I have sown Tomotoes, cabbage and lettuce indoors and they have all
> been the same. Long spindly seedlings at least an inch tall. Is it
> because they did not get enough sunlight?
>
> Euan
Gary Woods
David Hatfield <fo...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>I started some lettuce indoors because of the monsoons and before I knew
>it the seedling were about an inch tall with two leaves. Will they be
>okay or are they ruined for not having light?
They will be OK- not as nice and stocky as you might like, but they'll
be OK outdoors.
<jealousy>
Where are that you can even _think_ of transplanting lettuce? (I guess
the monsoons thing is a clue.... are in that place where "it never
rains?"
Writing from upstate NY, admiring the foot of snow on top of my garlic
b3ed....
</jealousy>
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Dr. Glenn Lasseigne
Neason (Rebecca...@foxinternet.net) wrote:
: Too warm! Plant grow a different rates depending on light, temp and
: available nutrients (and other factors like disease, etc). Your
: seedlings have limited light resources but excess temperature so they
: try to grow tall to reach the light they "know" is out there. (Under
: natural conditions more heat means more sunlight.)
: Keep the tropicals (tomato, curcurbits, etc) around 55 deg F (no lower)
: and the hardy plants will do best in the 40's or lower. These
: temperatures will help even out the growth rate and the result will be
: healthy, stocky seedlings
I agree. This year I have my seedling setup in my unheated garage.
Temperatures have probably gotten down to the mid 30's, and my seedlings
have done much better than when they were in the heated house.
glennl @math.odu.edu
Tyler Hopper
Gary Woods wrote:
> .... are in that place where "it never rains?"
Pretty much most of Texas 2 years ago. ;)
> Writing from upstate NY, admiring the foot of snow on top of my garlic
> b3ed....
Writing from San Antonio looking out my window at my garlic sprouting
under a 65 degree, puffy white clouded sky. <eg>
Regards.
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Gary Cooper
I'm sure you're right, but don't let that temp. get down to 32 or below,
or you'll be sunk.
Gary