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no, your seedlings are not *supposed* to be tall and gangly like that
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Like most people, you probably have some seeds started in front of a window and they'll live there for a few weeks until you transplant them in the garden. In the meantime, they might start to look a bit like this... Or this... And before you know it, you have a tray full of spindly seedlings that constantly stretch toward the sun, getting taller and lankier by the day. In gardening parlance, these are what we call "leggy" seedlings. All legs and little strength in the stems, both of which make your seedlings susceptible to damage and less likely to endure the elements outside. Why does this happen? How can you keep it from happening? Can you do anything to save the seedlings that have already become leggy? The main cause is light—or lack thereof. Most windows, in this early spring season, can't provide the 12-16 hours of light those seedlings need for healthy growth. If you're just getting started with your garden, or you've had a garden for a while but know it could be better, I want to share with you the three gardening "rules" I like to break when it comes to more efficient gardening techniques that go against traditional wisdom. It isn't info I've posted on my blog, but it's what I've taught in my Lazy Gardening course for the past few years. These three rules are exactly what you'll throw out the window in order to build a highly productive yet lower maintenance garden this year.
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Garden Betty
For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."