It could also be what is referred to as "dampening off". I don't know what
causes it, maybe too much watering and the soil too wet, too long. Where
are you located? When I lived in Arkansas, I started them in the garage on
a shelf in the sun from the windows. When they came up, I would carry them
outside and place them in full sun during the day and take them back in each
night. It removed all the usual problems of being leggy and dampening off,
and at the same time got them ready to be transplanted without having to be
"hardened" by putting them out for one to two hours a day in the beginning.

Now I live in Kansas and do the same as much as possible, weather
permitting.

Dwayne

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"George" wrote in message
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And then a woodchuck ate them all.

I appreciate the good laugh, George. Sounds like the scrawny necks were
not the worst of your troubles.

Some gardeners describe what you call 'scrawny necks' as LEGGY seedlings.
They take their seedlings out into the sun for several hours per day for
some period of time to 'harden' them. Going straight from the indoor
seedling trays to the garden bed is what is dooming your plants, aside
from the woodchuck.

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