SIX Reasons Your Seedlings Are Leggy + Solutions

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Күн бұрын

When starting seeds indoors it is very common to get leggy seedlings. In this video, we will discuss the top six reasons your plants are stretching like the rubber band man.
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@lidip8700 Жыл бұрын

I learn sooo much from your videos Luke. And hey, I received my first large shipment of seeds for this season today! Because of your informative videos, I feel confident enough to expand my gardening! This will be my first time growing Jicamas, radishes & different types of lettuces & more varieties of tomatoes. I brought my Carolina Reapers, Ghosts, Lunchboxes, Jalapeños & Bannna pepper plants indoors as you suggested so I'm sooo ready to get them back in the garden. I followed your advice & they've all done really well.

@gemarkus7295 Жыл бұрын

You always have the BEST advice and explain things in a way that most people can't. Well done and thank you!

@ashc8850 Жыл бұрын

Wow he started his growing season so early! I'm glad to be back watching this channel!

@lorrigierman7089 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thank you for making the lighting requirements easier to understand.

@robinmack6493 Жыл бұрын

Finally! I've been looking for this information to solve my seedling problem. So happy I found this video. Thank you!

@phoenixrising976 Жыл бұрын

I sooo needed this... Thank you-Thank you!! I have had these very issues!! This year, I hope to be ready for spring 🙏

@KR-ke4lz Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another video packed with great information! We appreciate the time you take to share your knowledge with others.

@mompuff Жыл бұрын

Luke thank you so much!! Just what I needed 🤗🤗 Is my first year I’m growing from seed!! I got all my seed from your shop!! Impressive varieties!! God Bless you!! 🙌🏻🦋🙌🏻 Keep teaching us!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@marylawson2551 Жыл бұрын

Great information all in one video! I've been a fairly successful seed starter for several years, but I'd never seen such a comprehensive discussion of lumens and kelvin. I will be making sure that the new lights I just purchased are the best for my seedlings. Thank you!

@kimhamilton9069 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information about how far to keep seedlings from light fixtures and how to figure that out!

@apostatejim2080 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that was a really helpful upload. I had been misusing my grow mat and will be calculating the correct light height now. Thank You.

@dvssayer5621 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, your the best garden teacher! All the little details count so much!

@LB-vl3qn Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation of info that is generally considered too technical and boring to merit attention. Thanks for making it easy to understand. Well done! ~ Lisa

@denisewood75 Жыл бұрын

I have learned so much already. I paused the video to say thank you. I am challenging myself to build my 4 raised beds and 3 flower beds by seed this year.

@betty8173 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I just moved to zone 6 or 7 from Florida. I have always planted outside, even my baby trays. So, this is very timely! I used to watch you, but in Florida, I watched David the Good. But now, I need cold weather advice, so, thank you. Thank you.

@pinkorulez 3 ай бұрын

This video was prefect for me. I am a new gardener growing my first lettuce plants right now and they look exactly like that! Thank you for the info!

@mfarmer2112 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Luke that was the best lighting tutorial I've come across. 🌱🌻🕊

@isabelb.5000 4 ай бұрын

Oh my Gosh, you just solved my problem! I thought I was doing everything right and I pretty much did, except that I kept my heat mat on for days after the seeds germinated. Will be turning it off right now! Thank you so so much for a great video! Will be watching the video on the proper use of heat mats next. I really appreciate your advice and great videos.

@maggiejohnson4056 Жыл бұрын

I am a newbie to your channel & am very happy to have found it. I've been looking & reading & trying to decide what type of grow lights to buy as this is my first time venture into starting seeds. This was very helpful, thank you!

@mother8576 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Luke for all the information your putting out lately

@lovewins8238 Жыл бұрын

This is my go to video for a refresher on growing from seeds. Thanks Luke!

@kull8713 Жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT information! Thank you so very much- old time gardener and still continue to learn.

@ale347baker Жыл бұрын

Great info. Its my first year completed, and it was successful. Your videos help a lot. I started last year with starts, but this year I'll try starting seeds.

@suereaume97 Жыл бұрын

Thought I needed all that. Thanks for clarifying. Watch you all the time. Glad you are in Michigan.

@alicewhitley6441 Жыл бұрын

Luke thanks so much for the leggy plants video. I planted spinach, which is in a garden bed on wheels. I cover it due to the cold weather but I noticed it started being leggy. I try to keep it watered. But I noticed it was dry before too. This info really helped!

@lovemittenmama3197 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining in depth the lighting for seedlings. I've been going crazy trying to give them enough light.

@rosebayer114 Жыл бұрын

Great video Luke. I always learn a few things from each of your videos. You should see the amount of notes I have lol. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. 😊

@kathysutphen9698 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Luke! Great information. Some of it I knew but some of it was very helpful. I will have non-leggy seedlings this year! 😁

@skyeangel07 2 ай бұрын

Anyone making videos, should explain things like you! You didn’t assume your viewer knew what you were talking about. You broke it down in a simple and understandable and informative way! Thanks for making this!

@jercommm Жыл бұрын

That was a lot of good information Luke. Thanks for sharing it.

@murphln Жыл бұрын

Thanks 💚 Luke. I'm having this problem with my spinach seeds.

@kittiew260 Жыл бұрын

Leggy tomatoes are awesome, Luke, and you can transplant plant deep and create stronger roots. I intentionally do it because I love thick tomatoes. Adventitious roots, peppers have them too. Please review that with viewers 🙏. Most in the nightshade family can do this.

@strawberrymage8593 Жыл бұрын

I'm still fairly new at gardening, so i don't want to give bad advice, but I have noticed that my tomatoes that got a little stressed tasted better than the ones from the other plant that seemed healthier. Strange, right?

@xxtacowarriorxx6440 Жыл бұрын

@@strawberrymage8593 I know mint likes growing slow, add too much fertilizer and it gets too big too fast it loses a lot of essential oils. Maybe the stress causing the plant to grow slower makes more tasteful fruit?

@strawberrymage8593 Жыл бұрын

@@xxtacowarriorxx6440 possibly. It's interesting, right? :D

@frank3283 Жыл бұрын

He literally does talk about that in this video.

@joeyl.rowland4153 Жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who does this. I also let potatoes sprout to 4 to 6 inches before they go into the ground.

@marilynboling1164 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are very detailed with excellent information well explained. Thank you so much.

@EzekielsCall Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much . Lot's of very helpful info. The lighting always confused me, so I really appreciate you explaining all of that.

@robertchaffee5662 Жыл бұрын

My Lettuce seeds I purchased from you 2 weeks ago sprouted in 3 days just like you said they would. Cold season crops growing outdoors here in Florida.

@seablue140 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. This was very thorough information. I've never used grow lights and I do have leggy seedlings. I've got the fan I've got the right lights I've got the right moisture. I've got the right soil but I think they are too far away from the lights for the strength of lumens so I'm going to move them up and see if I can salvage them. Thanks again. 😃👍🏻

@gardenwitheden Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making videos like these, 😄😄 you've inspired me to start my own gardening channel 😃

@lidip8700 Жыл бұрын

Request, please consider doing a video of growing some veggies like cherry tomatoes, lettuces, spinach& potatoes etc indoors throughout the winter months, in containers. Thank again Luke! You're a wealth of information & your videos are always such an enjoyable part of my day!! Blessings to you!

@alicialawler5040 2 ай бұрын

Great video! You explained it well and it was easy to understand!

@shannabanana7390 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I love the way you explain things.

@mrs.t4382 Жыл бұрын

Well explained, Luke, thank you. One of my son’s name is Luke and he likes to help me in the garden.

@lisajansson4157 Жыл бұрын

Great info, now I know what I did wrong last year. Thanks so much.

@curtdunlap6818 Жыл бұрын

Luke, I have had pretty good luck "replanting" leggy seedlings by pricking the plant out complete with the roots and replanting it deeper into the cell or into a bigger cell. The trick is to get the stem (it should be pretty flexible) down deeper in the cell without kinking it too much and packing the potting mix in around it giving more the plant more support. In some cases, Ive looped the stem down into the soil after burrowing out a bigger hole! This worked especially well for my tomato plants. I had no idea about grow lights and had spindly almost everything! This trick saved me a bunch of plants. This year, I'm armed with twin tube 24W 6500K 3000 Lumen LED shop lights with the reflective surface inserts that you shared in one of your other recent videos! No leggys for me! Thanks for the tips!

@alisonwarner7555 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I needed to know to turn the heat mat off after the seeds sprout. I wondered if the heat would affect the plant but I live in the Phoenix AZ area so 90 degrees is nothing around here.

@beths8998 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Luke! I have been taking notes this year. Super excellent content as always.

@stevebaker8322 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for shedding some light on leggy seedlings Luke. I had issues with that last season. With your help, I feel I can grow bigger this upcoming season.

@reedjasonf Жыл бұрын

"Shedding some light" - nice pun for this video.

@PaulWhitcomb-ty6md 4 ай бұрын

This was very instructive. I though that I had planted the seeds not deeply-enough. Now, I see that it is probably a matter of not having the seedlings close enough to the light. I just moved them closer.

@janelupo6023 Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate this, Luke! Thank you so much! 👍

@grammym1643 Жыл бұрын

This was very helpful! I left the heat mat on!

@waterbuckethomestead 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this helpful video! I have definitely made a few of these mistakes.

@silviag.2871 Жыл бұрын

Thank you you explain everything really clear. Now I understand better why I have some leggy plants

@briannapatrick5863 Жыл бұрын

This was so extremely helpful! I’m still new to growing seedlings. I started last year and had some luck but wasn’t as good as it should have been. I had purchased bulbs from homedepot and they just were not strong enough. This year I purchase lights from Gardner’s Supply. Fingers crossed things are more productive this year! Thank you again for putting out all of this information!

@dvssayer5621 Жыл бұрын

I got the 4ft full spectrum grow lights from home depot, about $70 ea and they are so bright and the seedlings are loving it!!! There are switches for 3 kinds of light but idk what that is for ( wish I did) theres red light blue light and white...but I just leave them all on!

@deannalesher2982 Жыл бұрын

I know it’s silly - but I love that intro music. For me, gardening is relaxing and that ditty just sets the right tone for me. Good info also. Thank you!

@MIgardener Жыл бұрын

So glad you like it! We love it too. :)

@brgovender8879 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Makes alot of sense. But i was growing them outside in a 40 percent shade house. But i think the tree nearby cut out the sunlight too quick and the seedlings didn't get enough sunlight. But will definitely try again keeping in mind some of your tips. Will move the shade house away from the tree. Thanks Bobby from South Africa.

@thetommantom Жыл бұрын

I've had the best luck when planting the latest possible in the season and let them harden into the winter

@seanalexander2420 Жыл бұрын

Great tips! Thanks Luke.

@williameskam3453 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos. Thanks! Funny thing is I set up saltwater aquariums and I look for similar lighting. Metal Halide, mercury vapor or a set of VHO florescent were all there was when I first started working with reef tanks. LEDs for the win.

@waynehughes9446 4 ай бұрын

Mate I Wish I'd found this Vid a long time ago. Absolutely Gr8 Presentation So much information very well done. Cheers

@marytymoshuk7176 Жыл бұрын

Excellent post! Thank you.

@zippy1078 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great video. I thought I was doing everything right. I had a 2ft long CFL with a sun bulb and heat mat. What I didn't know was there was not enough light and the heat mat was on after germinating. Here I am wondering why my seedlings are leggy and the cukes were long and thick, but fell over! Now I know that out of the six reasons for leggy seedlings, I was violating five of them! I'm very sad, but thankful for this video.

@kangtani_indonesia Жыл бұрын

thank you very useful information about agriculture and can be an inspiration for my farm

@ldubel5922 Ай бұрын

I prefer this video to all the rest I've seen. I like how there's a list of factors that affects stretching.

@sabrinah6968 Жыл бұрын

This is the best and most useful explanation I've lighting I've seen, thank you! Can you please post links to your light fixtures and bulbs? Or add them to your Amazon shop?

@MelodyKugel Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!!!! So helpful! 🎉

@skival Жыл бұрын

This was very helpful, thank you.

@scottstw456 Жыл бұрын

This was very informative, thank you

@C5Rose3 Жыл бұрын

SO helpful! Thank you!

@JohnWood-tk1ge Жыл бұрын

I learn something new with each video and I have fifty plus years gardening.

@terrymenz5838 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! We had seedlings already sprouted in our greenhouse when we had that really cold freeze in December. We were frantic to keep temps above freezing and did all we could including putting the seedlings on the heat mat. That saved them the first night when the interior temp went into the 20s. not all the plants were so fortunate. I realize I now need to unplug the mat. Also, we were not sure how long to run the grow lights since it is a greenhouse, but we compromise and run it in late afternoon to extend the daylight, essentially giving them 16 hours of light.

@lts30000 Жыл бұрын

We bent 20 ft poles into a 32ft long hop house w/ roll ups. Any help you could get me in selecting layout for lights would be much appreciated. My planning is Grand solar minimum, more Ash airborne. GSM is the four hundred yr cycle that all societies so far have perished on. Judge accordingly however, our weakening magnetosphere or too much ash up here... Best of luck with much skill all....

@Rdlock24 Жыл бұрын

Good tips, i am a beginning gardener and am growing seedlings in my dining room in front of an east facing window. I have 2 trays of seedlings, most are leggy some are not. My grow lights are set to come on for 8 hours a day and a fan on low speed blowing over them. After watching this video I think my issue is not watering enough and now maybe i should increase the time the lights are on.

@jellybean378 4 ай бұрын

This was very informative. I’m rather knew to this and it was so helpful. Thank you!

@DIGardening 5 ай бұрын

This was very helpful. I was making 3 of these mistakes

@jamiescountryliving 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your information. . Very helpful. Ugh, I just had to transplant some leggy seedlings.. moved them closer to the lights 🤞🤞

@lorvin5673 Жыл бұрын

This was a great video - thanks for doing it...

@dianasebben8127 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thank you and just in time.

@mirandab5086 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I planted my seeds on Sunday in plastic containers with the lids on. Checked on them today and they sprouted already 3 days later. Some are leggy. I'm like wtf it hasn't been 7 days yet. Just out them outside for some sunlight since there was still condensation inside the containers so doubt they need more water.

@dustyflats3832 Жыл бұрын

There needs to be a set, clearly marked standard on LED lights. I just purchased new LEDs and came to the conclusion to get one the stated the most blue light over red. Choose the whitest light with approximately 4-6K. Blue light is for vegetation and red for flowering. Thanks for mentioning color as it makes choosing easier. It can get complicated and I chose to look at the color spectrum. Many manufacturers won’t state color and Kelvins which makes choosing very difficult.

@scandallpower Жыл бұрын

How is it working out? I just got a 5,000 lumen 4K light for my seedlings. They seem to like it.

@4labsfarm Жыл бұрын

I picked up a HLG 300 blue spec refurbished for seedling/veg after learning what blue light does. My plants are much shorter and fuller as expected during veg.

@brianjohnston4207 3 ай бұрын

I had about 75 leggy Kohlrabi seedlings and I just buried them 3/4 of the way down leaving a 1/2" or so exposed below the leaves. I planted them a couple weeks ago and they seem to be doing good. They're growing slowly due to weather but they are still alive.

@sandracurrie5904 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful video! Thank you.

@maryloomis8075 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke!

@edharris5714 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing your experience. How many hours a day the fan should be on the plants, please.

@brianbarker2670 Жыл бұрын

Just came across your channel...good info. I haven't started my own seedlings for a number of years but when I did I used 4' fluorescent fixtures each with a cool white and a warm white tube which is supposed to give tge full spectrum of light the plants need. Does this still make sense? BTW used to grow about 1200 African type marigold with these lights.

@wilmasgarden3098 Жыл бұрын

Just asked this question on today's video, and this pops up. Awesome

@MIgardener Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

@joetalley2638 Жыл бұрын

Great information on lighting!

@judydrouhard2651 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great information. 🥰

@herrington292 Жыл бұрын

I DID learn something new. Thank you!

@jimtierney3122 Жыл бұрын

Cheap metal shirt hangers are great to re-use too. Very flexible and can easily change the height.

@VeonySyndrome Жыл бұрын

planted some seeds i got from u like 4 yrs ago. so excited. ur a really funny guy xD kind of a dork lol. loved this video and the way you explain things is super entertaining lmao and easy to get. your videos are so helpful

@homeatlaska Жыл бұрын

This really does help, thank you. Leggy sprouts are my #1 problem, and I really don't have room to fail at growing a garden this year. Thank you so much!

@joemachismo6594 Жыл бұрын

My number 1 problem causing leggy seedlings in past years was having my grow lights to far above the trays.

@kevinrussellcreations Жыл бұрын

@@joemachismo6594 This is the main cause. After years of sprouting I keep my starters just inches below a 4 foot worksop light with 2 - 40 watt tubes. Works like a charm. They handle what heat is there but I do have to water a little more often.

@vendettaworm6185 Жыл бұрын

@Kevin Russell New to starting seeds indoors and my spinich is getting leggy. I'll move the light a little closer. Ty!

@aidaplplmiddleton5452 5 ай бұрын

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@barbaramix1683 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the infomation. I will try it.

@gardenstatesowandsew Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This helps a lot

@ihtsarl9115 7 ай бұрын

Well presented thanks

@farfromhomeDotnet Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I learned a few new things.

@cbak1819 Жыл бұрын

Great info Luke

@kathrinecampbell9292 Жыл бұрын

I have learned so much from your videos!

@cynthialucidi9997 Жыл бұрын

Hi Luke, thanks again for another great video! I see that you’re growing your seeds in the garage in Michigan. What’s the temperature of your garage? What temperature do you recommend growing seedlings in?? I’m planning to try mine in the basement under a seedling heating mat, but am not sure they’ll like the air temperature in the 50s-60s in the cool basement. Thanks!!