Leggy seedlings are pretty common among veggies in the brassica family. But, that doesn’t make it any less frustrating when it happens. To help fix your leggy brassica seedlings and strengthen them up, make sure they are getting enough sunlight, aren’t being exposed to high temperatures, and have enough room between each other. In this…
If you’ve ever grown beans before, you know just how quickly the sprouts can start to emerge from the soil. But sometimes, this fast growth can quickly lead to leggy seedlings which are less than ideal for the life and health of your beans. If your bean seedlings have gone leggy, then move them into…
One of my favorite additions to the garden is the sunflower. But sometimes, starting sunflower seeds doesn’t always yield the strong seedlings that I’m looking for. Sometimes the seedlings become leggy. If you’re reading this article now, then that’s probably happened to yours too. So, what can we do about it? To fix leggy sunflower…
After weeks, even months, of nurturing and caring for seedlings (either indoors or in a greenhouse), there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing them finally planted in the garden. But we can’t just move our baby plants out in the elements and call it a day – they need to go through a process called “hardening…
I gardened for years before I started using a grow light. When I finally did invest in a grow light–the SpiderFarmer SF1000D – it revolutionized my growing experience. My plants started growing exponentially, but I quickly realized that you can have too much of a good thing. While some growers have differing opinions on the…
Separating seedlings for the first time is anxiety-inducing for many inexperienced gardeners. What if you break the stem? What if you break the roots? What if the plant doesn’t recover? These are all relevant questions, although, fortunately, separating seedlings is a lot easier than it looks. To safely separate young seedlings, make sure the soil…