Hi Sahara,

Thanks for the reply. I've brought a green house, which I've now put outside
in a sunny spot. I think the central heating may have been causing a
problem, as you said.

Cheers

Ben

"sahara" wrote in message
om...
I've planted some cornflower seeds in a seed tray, with general purpose
compost, watering when needed. They came up pretty quickly (within 4
days)
and are now about 4" tall, however they seem to have very droopy stems,
is
ths normal? Do I need to support them with anything, or will they
strengthen
over time?


A lot of warmth and low light leads to leggy seedlings.
Think about it, because of the warmth they think its spring/summer and
are racing to reach the sun. But there is very little light around at
this time of year, however hard they try to reach it. Here are a few
tips to rescue them / stop this from happening in the future.

Sow thinly - reduces competition for light.
When filling pot with compost fill to just shy of rim - shadow cast by
pot edge WILL affect the amount of light seedlings are getting.
If your leggy seedlings are not too fragile you can prick them out and
when resoilifying (made up word in w-bush style)bury them deep so that
the soil comes a way up their flimsy stems and acts as a support (this
deffo works for toms anyway so guess it will for other seedlings too).
Put seedlings where they'll get as much light as possible - right next
to a bright window is fine, but turn the tray/pot around each day so
that they arent stretching one way all the time.
sarah a