tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post1396521484193040857..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Monday Seedling UpdateDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-91015129812353114932009-03-24T18:48:00.000-04:002009-03-24T18:48:00.000-04:00Keewee I'm sure I'll use my starts, leggy or not. ...Keewee I'm sure I'll use my starts, leggy or not. The are all in the cabbage family and aren't hurt by planting deeply. I don't think it helps them all that much except to stand up on their own, but I don't think it hurts them either.<BR/><BR/>Michelle, yeah I'm kinda sad about the whole thing. It would have made for nice seedlings that use less energy.<BR/><BR/>Tessa, I think you are right. The little seedlings that grew way too much were not right under an LED. They really project straight down and not to the side. The tallest grew right up between two of the LEDs where there was little light. They were really across the board. Some were OK and some of the same variety were incredibly leggy. Even in the same cell I had one that was less than inch tall and one that was two inches. I'd love to see how they grow with lights with little deflectors. That ought to help a lot.<BR/><BR/>Dan, I grew brassicas (Asian brassicas) last year that weren't leggy. They were in the window and had supplemental fluorescent light (full spectrum light). They do seem to be more picky than other plants. The peppers that were growing where more leggy than I would like, but not as bad as the brassicas. I think I'll mostly keep them outside and in the window from now on (with a reflector at the back). The last two days have been very sunny and they haven't gotten any taller. The problem with that method for me is the lack of a southern window. I have SE and SW. So at about 1pm I have to move them to the SW window then I move them back to the SE one at night. Such a pain.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-19123742817555820542009-03-23T17:03:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:03:00.000-04:00I'm drooling over your onions! My brassic's are ju...I'm drooling over your onions! My brassic's are just as leggy and my light is like a stadium light. I also have bok choy in my coldframe and they are leggy too. I think that is just the way they grow.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-75581069177282336262009-03-23T11:32:00.000-04:002009-03-23T11:32:00.000-04:00Well, Daphne, I'm sorry the LEDs didn't work out- ...Well, Daphne, I'm sorry the LEDs didn't work out- it was a good test. With our research, it looks like the quality of the LEDs has to be high, and they have to be the kind that have deflectors on each individual LED light, so the light spans out from each quite far. This adds up! So, we are waiting for the price to go down a bit before attempting our design. My hubby has a contact that might get us a good price, however, so I'm hoping it will be this year :). Be sure to pass along anything else you learn in your experiments, and we'll be sure to add that to our data. When we do make them- you'll be the first to know :)Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357951823874888877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-67280689933787628882009-03-23T10:28:00.000-04:002009-03-23T10:28:00.000-04:00That's too bad about you LED's. It did sound like ...That's too bad about you LED's. It did sound like a great idea. I turn the heat off under my peppers and tomatoes after they germinate, they do fine unless I overwater :(Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-91145018376123980562009-03-23T10:12:00.000-04:002009-03-23T10:12:00.000-04:00I have the same problem with some of my seedlings,...I have the same problem with some of my seedlings, as they too are rather leggy. I hate to spend money on starts from the nursery, but this year I may have to. Next year it is going to be a different story as I intend on using grow lights of some kind. I will have to do some research.Jennifer AKA keeweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107693230744190952noreply@blogger.com