On Thu, 03 Apr 2003 20:51:48 -0800, "Dr. Rev. Chuck, M.D. P.A."
wrote:

zhanataya wrote:

On Wed, 2 Apr 2003 17:40:27 -0800, "Jessica"
wrote:

Just curious what a 'leggy' seedling looks like. I don't understand the
term.


When you go to look at the tomato plants/plantlets ;-) at Home Depot
at Lowe's you'll see a good example of leggy. The stem gets tall.
lots of distance between soil level and the leaves in proportion to
the size of the plant.

Leggy tomatoes aren't completely beyond salvation. Plant them deep, and
they'll grow roots along the buried stem. Consider that even with healthy
plants, you'll usually pinch off all but the top leaves and plant them
horizontally.


I was just making a comparison as to what leggy looks like. As for
planting I haven't had such good luck with planting deep. I make a
trench and lay them on their side, bury it all except the top couple
inches. I could have had the deeper soil too wet though.

zhan