leggy, stretching seedlings

artemisia

Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #1

ok, so i started some seedlings under 2 T12 fluorescents. Problem is i had the wrong lights (grow lights...bad), so they are are all stretched out. i'm picking up new lights tomorrow night (cool whites...good). but i'm wondering, once i have the new lights in, can i just pile on more soil to bring the the cotyleons (seed leaves) closer to the soil surface? i know it works with tomatoes. in fact, the tomatoes like it and grow all sorts of fresh roots out of the newly covered leggy stem.

 

artemisia

Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #2

never mind...i found this sticky: https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/429767-replant-those-long-stretchy-stems.html

couldnt figure out how to delete this thread though

 

Dobby

Well-Known Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #3

It's probably not so much you had the wrong lights (grow lights..good) rather more that you had the lights too far away.

 

scroglodyte

Well-Known Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #4

http://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-Energy-...s-2pk/17203795

 

artemisia

Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #5

thanks, i probably did have the lights a bit high bec i had little humidity dome baggies over the tops of the cups. maybe i'll just take those off now and bring the lights closer. thanks!

 

artemisia

Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #6

thanks for the link on the cfls at wallyworld.. won't work with my setup at the moment, buec this is what i have : http://www.buyplantlights.com/compact-light-cart-g48-pla.html.... so i need straight tube lights. but i bookmarked the lilnk and will keep it in mind for future grows thatnks again

 

BullwinkleOG

Well-Known Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #7

i think its funny that grow lights are even worse. if my stems get to long i just gently ease the whole stem/taproot out and replant it, never had any troubles