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Fri, Mar 5, 10 at 11:07
| This is my first time gardening. I have started some spinach and onions indoors. They are doing well. As they are getting taller, 3-4" they are starting to fall over and look limp. I started them in very loose Jiffy seed starter mix. Do I need to hill up around there bases or pack the soil a bit? |
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| Best guess, probably either damping off from too much moisture or the light is too far away and they are getting leggy and weak. |
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- Posted by heirloomjunkie 5a (My Page) on Fri, Mar 5, 10 at 18:22
| I agree. Try and keep the light within a few inches. My onions are actually touching the fluorescent light sometimes. For a great onion thread, go to the allium forums and click on 'onions from seed - my progress'. She initially had the same problem as you. And there is a wealth of information there. I learned a lot. Kim |
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