In message , Janet
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from "Alan Holmes" contains these words:


What the professionals do to stop them getting leggy, is to brush them with
your hand a few times a day, this fools them into thinking they are in the
wind so they tend to keep their heads down.

It's a very good tip for other seedlings too.

Indeed.

Toms often get a little leggy though, if they ahve done so, when I pot
up I plant them a bit deeper so part of the stem is under the compost.
The stem roots happily into the compost and the plant is less likely to
flop over.
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Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds
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