Everything Leggy!

[CimaDirapa]

I know it's the wettest April ever but the low light levels caused leginess all round.

Last week I started my 5 squashes in small pots in a heated propagator, I was away for two days and when came back they all germinated and hit the roof of the propagator but very leggy, my 6 home started runners did the same and now start to climb up but it's still less than 10c at night in the poly.


Is there any point keeping leggy squashes and runner beans? should I wait two weeks and try again?

Also, when is the best time to get the aubergines into the poly (unheated), now that they reach 6 leaf stage?

[Two_Sheds]

I managed to miss 2 courgettes, and they've done the same as yours: 4" long stems with little leaves at the top!

I put them in the unheated gh anyway, they can try their best.

It's about 8-9c in my gh at night now, and the Frenchies & squashes are all coming up, slowly. Once we get a bit of sunshine they'll take off

[bethduckie]

does it matter if they are leggy? Surely they just look a bit ungainly, they still grow Ok don't they? or rather, mine always have!!!

[Llamas]

I've got leggy things too. Things that have come up without my noticing have got skinny little stems. Just be careful moving them around as their little necks are so thin they'll snap.

[Potstubsdustbins]

If you have got the seed I would bin the runners. It is only just time to be planting them anyway and you could not be sure of a decent crop from plants like that.

Colin