Cauliflower seedlings are very leggy

[Likac66]

I started off some cauliflower seedlings last week and they have germinated and grown very quickly. But they seem VERY leggy to me. I plan to put them into the heated greenhouse this week after potting them on. When I pot them up, is it ok to plant them quite deeply, like I would a tomato seedling, in order to deal with the legginess?

[Two_Sheds]

If seedlings are leggy, any seedlings, it's because they're too warm and/or too dark.

Cauliflowers don't need the extra heat of a prop, and they should be in full light

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...res_15025.html

[Likac66]

Ok, so I'll try to remember that, thanks. I will try deep planting them and put them in the greenhouse.

[Doive]

I started off my kale and tree cabbage in a heated propogator, and once the plants were an inch or so high, the whole tray was moved to the back bedroom with the heat off. Those plants that germinated early are now leggy and spindly, whilst the seeds that germinated in the cool room are short, strong, and already onto their third true leaf - so germinating plants of this type with heat doesn't give them a particualr advantage. Lesson learned for next year!

[Veggieman]

You should be able to bury the leggy stems up to where the leaf nodes appear without the plants suffering at all. You will just have to find modules ot pots deep enough!

[Likac66]

I've pulled them out and put some new seeds in and put it in the greenhouse.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Middle of March for caulies in modules in a cold GH they like most brassica's don't need extra heat, they prefer it cool.

Colin

[Two_Sheds]

the seeds that germinated in the cool room are short, strong, and already onto their third true leaf

you've got it.


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