This was SO useful! Mine always end up leggy and I never knew why. I have so much respect for gardeners and farmers now that I’ve tried a few times. It’s a super skill for sure!
Always have a fan gently blowing on your seedlings .. the mechanical reaction to the breeze will strengthen the stems and lessen the need to transplant .
An excellent tutorial on how to transplant leggy seedlings safely to avoid damaging their delicate root system. I’ve not seen another video that deals with this problem quite so well and with great video skills. You’ve helped to explain this in the most appropriate way, with clarity. Thank you so much!
I have a metal cuticle scraper for manicures that has what looks like a little shovel/spoon on one end and a bit of a spear on the other. It honestly looks like a mini gardening tool 🤣 It has come in SO handy!!
Thank you! I watched a few videos on this subject, but yours was the most helpful. I am so relieved knowing I haven't ruined my seedlings and that I can save them!!
Well, I’ll give this a try today on my beet seedlings. All my seedlings had gotten leggy in my south facing window ledges but I learned they were lacking light so I put my bedroom lamp right over them AND turned on my ceiling fan as some ‘natural’ wind. Within a couple weeks they started to gain the actual shape of the chard and collards leaves and grew their next level of leaves. They’re growing well now. Will certainly try this on my beet seedlings today. Thanks.
This was so useful and easy to understand. Also I appreciate you using things around the house bc some of us are just starting out and don’t have all the cool tools
Wow 70 years young and never thought of this. Been gardening all my life. Many thanks. My seedlings are the epitome of long legged. Most never make it.
Good tip to fix it after it happens. I've found that increasing light intensity in the first place gives shorter, robust seedlings from the get-go. I just had a bunch of tomato and kale seedlings get leggy and I opted to start over with a 400w MH instead of 2 small T5's. The new seedlings are much shorter, more robust and have grown about 3x faster.
Thank you for this helpful information in planting tomato plants. I have to plant mine because are long. Your helpful tips showed me how to plant them properly. Thank you!😊👍🇨🇦👌
My womanly instinct told me years ago ..this was the best thing to do…glad an expert agrees with me..yes its boring work but people..whats the alternative..happy gardening from Canada..🇨🇦
I'm not surprised for tomatoes, but it seems counter-intuitive for plants that don't root along their stem. Thanks for sharing. I try it if I have leggy seedlings in the future.
Great video... I use 2 popsicle sticks --- stick one down in each side and slowly lift them out... Then directly transplant it into the new holder (while still holding it on the popsicle sticks)... Works like a charm... This prevents you from having to gently tug on the leggy plant... It also protects it from potential hand bacteria getting on them...
Thanks for this tutorial. I started tomato seeds a week ago in my basement, placing the starter pods on top of my slightly warm furnace with only the natural light from two small windows. I have exactly as you show in the video- long spindley stems. Going to get to work……….
Toms are really well suited to doing this, jst Bury them deeper each time. They actually have the ability to grow more roots off of the stem, providing a stronger root system. Always pot on and put them in deeper. As close to the first leaf as possible. Jst remove the lower leaf if touching the soil. Peppers on the other hand can rot so not advisable to Bury those stems. But pepper can be grown with supports (cane etc) so jst support it. The leggy seedling of pepper will be fine if supported well. A small cane, tie off string or wore to the cane then make a loop for the stem. The idea is jst to help it stand up not really hold it tight
I saw you're site come up & was just about to leave for a busy day. So glad I watched as I will use all that information right away . I have leggy little guys today & would have just dumped them. Can't say enough about how happy you just made me. Thanks .I just subscribed.
Thanks for this, now I know how to fix leggy seedlings & know why they get leggy! I like how you can just put the leggy stem in the soil, I didn' know you could bend them up like that. Your japanese style chopstick really is the tool for this job & you've honed your technique!
Just found this video after discovering that my leggy tomato seedlings were all along the soil this morning. This is the first time I've tried to grow tomatoes and am using an indoor greenhouse. I had a feeling they might need to be transplanted but wasn't sure the best way to do it. I'll be trying this method later, thank you so much for the tips!
This is brilliant! I started recently growing herbs in my house and I discovered a whole new world. There's so much to learn. Huge thanks for sharing this! I've just subscribed to your channel!
THANK YOU! This is so helpful. I pulled out leggy seedlings and restarted because I saw another RUclips say they would never recover. I’m new to gardening and this is my first time starting seedlings. Now I know what to do if this happens again! You’re the best.
Thanks a lot for the tips, and tricks. I sure want to eat well, and really need to learn to garden well. I fiddle around with my poor seedlings, and sometimes they survive. I've noticed with what ease you handle them. I must admit, I press the soil around it far too much. My boyfriend said, I shouldn't do it like that, but stubborn as I am, I just carried on for myself. Well, almost all of those leggy plants died, some are hanging in there, but not much progress. Maybe they are no good. Anyway, I immediately sowed some more, outside in their final places. I was absolutely terrified, thinking of all the plants I still have to transplant soon. Then I saw your video, and now I feel calm, hopeful, and maybe prepared to practice what you just taught me in slow-motion. But, a Japanese chopstick, man! That was original. I never had one like that, but I've heard you say, we can find something in our home. I have some ideas. Anyways, thanks again.
I have to admit I've not finished this video yet but I've watched two of your videos on seedlings I love your attention to detail you think it's going to be like come on get to the point but you're little details are making such a difference I really appreciate what you're doing. I would love to see your explanation of how to treat your seedlings while they're in the tray the do's and the don'ts and the wise and the hows. the way you do it brother. I'm going through your channel looking for what I just asked for I'll bet it's there somewhere well I can't wait to see how this one is have a blessed day and thank you for all your hard work
Wow, I’m glad you showed the spindly parsley because that’s how some of my delphinium have grown and I feared I would lose them all. I will have to try this method! Thank you so much for this excellent guide!
Good sound advice! I just transplanted celery out of flats and into pots with a trowel before seeing your video, but next year I will use your method! Those ornate Japanese chopsticks will come in handy. 🍚 🥢🌞 🌱
Thank you for sharing! Those were great tips and techniques for saving those leggy seedlings. Now I know it's not a lost cause on some of my seedlings.
Thank you so much! I didn’t know that this was possible and that I might be able to save my seedlings. The video is great showing the process in so much detail.
This is my first time enjoying your RUclips channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
I try to over think things sometimes and by that I just can't get my seedlings growing well. Thank you for this video. I believe it will help a great deal. Subscribed and will check out some more of your videos. Jesus bless.
@@GardenWellEatWell guess who saved all her seedlings?! This chick! Thanks again….now to find space for all the tomatoes and peppers I’m apparently growing 😂
Yup....its been a bit cold here in southern cal so I started my cukes and okra in covered starter pots on a heat pad. They got leggy fast so took lid off and no heat pad but a grow light. Still leggy and wispy with only 2 leaves. I saw this and buried them all very carefully and threw them outside where direct sunlight and the breeze could recover them. A week ago finally sprouting new leaves. I hope there will be a good outcome. 🤞 11:17
This video was SUPER Helpful for me! First time growing seeds and I thought the long guys were just over achievers, but I knew they needed to be under more soil, just didn't know how until watching your video--the chop stick tool was great idea! Subscribed!
wow thank you so much, we just moved and thus having plenty of sun in our garden I found there is no window facing the sun where I could put juvenile plants to strive. I take them outside each day that is warm enough but they still came about long legged. now I can save them and be happy ❤ thank you sir! ps: I don't wanna go without something that I learned and did help me a lot with my plant experience so far: keep one little patch open to experiment on. I dedicated an area in my garden to work with common varieties/pest control and or plants I didn't know were common where I live (old heirloom). one example: last year I planted calendula officinalis against the main direction of the wind and it did indeed attract many bugs which all would lay their eggs there and their larvae who would otherwise damage my vegetables stayed at the flower's roots and fed on just them. very helpful since the flower will not survive winter anyway and the larvae below can be easily dug up and seperated from the soil. the flowerbuds collected and sown again will become healthy new plants in spring. a cycle to keep bugs at bay without necessarily killing them. happy gardening everyone and merry greetings from Tyrol.
oh my gosh, thank you for this video! I'm growing everything from seed for the first time and I've made so many mistakes. I've been watching a lot of videos lately and this is another I can add to my list as one that could save all my work!
Thanks for taking the time to watch Amelia! I've done this method with lettuce seedlings but they are very fragile and bruise easily. Also make sure not to water them too much as they can succumb to damping off easily. Good luck and let us know if you're successful Paul
Cucumbers and watermelons are a little more difficult to transplant since their stems can bruise easily. However, since they have trailing stems by nature and travel all over the garden, I wouldn't worry too much if they start out leggier than the other plants. Thanks for your support! Paul
thank you so much for the tips, i have a bis that is two months old, with leggy seedlings, my weekend will be transplanting lke 50 legs lol thanks again
That was very helpful, thank you so much!! My first ever little basil seedlings look exactly like that. I knew this method was possible for some plants, but never knew for which plants, now I do! 🤗🤗
If you plant your seeds a little deeper it gives them a chance to gain a strong root system before ever popping from the soil this also allows for the shell to be removed in the soil. It may take a couple more days to see your seedling, but it's worth the weight, and healthier on the plant. I plant my seeds about 2 inches deep so they are rooted before reaching the light.
Not all seeds can do this. I just transplant faster and bury stem almost to leaves. New roots will grow!! Well most plants some don’t like stem wet but always help me keep plants short😂
It depends on the size of your seeds and whether or not they require light or darkness to germinate. Also, I'm 99% sure that you can not do what he's doing with all seedlings...
Thank you! Appreciated the simplicity of your explanation, including the logic behind the choice of implement to use. I was worried, now I'm confident that all planting was not for nought--and I have a Japanese style stick on hand.
nice video! but 2 points 1) i didn‘t thought u would press them down into their new soil so directly! surprised me - but hey maybe it‘s productive (as long as u do not exaggerate) 2) i would have liked to see the repoted seedlings after some time too 🙏👍🍅 have a look at my tamatoe house ;) this year will be a great one
Thank you so Much . I just did this on my own thinking it won’t work. Then I saw your video and ordered Japanese chopsticks to repair the rest of my tangled seedling 🌱
So did this work well on broccoli? I’ve heard before their first true leaves you can plant them deep. I just don’t trust it lol I’m used to planting tomatoes deep but brassicas??? Let me know please! I need to save a lot of seedlings aha
With brassicas, you can only plant them as deep as their base "rosette"...sometimes they lean over and then the rosette forms at a distance from 1st true leaves. You can cover everything up to the rosette, but not beyond.
@@cherylanon5791 I up potted those a few days after my comment! I planted up to the first leaves with very loose soil. Then about a month ago put them out in the garden and greenhouse beds! Formed the soil around and they are growing nice and lovely!!
Long wooden Q tips also work well Just grind a tip as desired on the wooden end and the Q tip portion is good for gently pushing the roots down into the soil indent bottom. :)
I followed your video about a month ago, just before I was about to throw out my leggy seedlings (they were like 2 inches long and looking absolutely pathetic). Wow, how grateful I have been, they just thrived since! Some of the radish seedlings are ready to harvest now! I was hoping just save a few, but >90% survived and thrived with this rescue method (about 50 plants of 3 types of viggies). I have a lots of chopsticks so that came handy lol Just want to say thank you so much for the video! You made my mid summer veggie garden!
Oddly enough, I want the exact opposite as you. I want leggy seedlings to transplant into my hydroponic grow system. Since my seedlings will be supported in the hydroponic grow holes, I am not worried about the need for sturdy stems. I want there to be enough distance between the roots and the leaves. You have given me the answer. Deny them sufficient light and they will grow leggy. Thanks, brother!
Hi Paul, Thanks for thr detailed video. Once you replant the stems, where should we put the repotted plants - in shade for a day or two and then under direct sun OR directly under sun for 1-2hours and gradually increase it till they finally get true leaves and can be transplated to the garden.
Good question! I hope we get the answer. Yes, thank you for this wonderful video Paul. I’m still not sure about exactly what to mix with the potting soil. Another person said either mix fertilizer in or spray them with liquid fertilizer. Where did you get sand?I’m a super newbie at this. I had No idea!🙏
Well I know how I will be spending my day today (*looks over at 3 trays full of leggy seedlings....)
I have 12 trays like that, I guess I’ll be back in June to a normal life ))))
Same!!😂
😅 me too!
I have a few myself
You and me both! Ahh 😱
This was SO useful! Mine always end up leggy and I never knew why. I have so much respect for gardeners and farmers now that I’ve tried a few times. It’s a super skill for sure!
Always have a fan gently blowing on your seedlings .. the mechanical reaction to the breeze will strengthen the stems and lessen the need to transplant .
Ohhh you just saved me, thank you, doing this tomorrow, help my little babies out
An excellent tutorial on how to transplant leggy seedlings safely to avoid damaging their delicate root system. I’ve not seen another video that deals with this problem quite so well and with great video skills. You’ve helped to explain this in the most appropriate way, with clarity. Thank you so much!
I have a metal cuticle scraper for manicures that has what looks like a little shovel/spoon on one end and a bit of a spear on the other. It honestly looks like a mini gardening tool 🤣 It has come in SO handy!!
Thank you! I watched a few videos on this subject, but yours was the most helpful. I am so relieved knowing I haven't ruined my seedlings and that I can save them!!
That's great Ray! Let me know how they turn out!
Thanks, Paul.
@@GardenWellEatWell They are thriving and we are getting ready to plant them today. :)
Fantastic Ray! Glad they turned out!
Paul
Keeping a fan circulating on your seedlings as they emerge would drastically reduce their ability to get "leggy"... Works GREAT!
Happy Gardening! 🌿💕🌿
Bud trick
This is my first year attempting to start my own seedlings ...so glad I came across your channel
That's great Elizabeth. Good luck on your garden this year!
Paul
Thank you...I put my seedlings out on the porch to harden them off an left them out for a couple hrs brought them in and they died
Ditto...
@@elizabethhicks9844 were they established seedlings or new seedlings? and how cold was it outside?
@@c.j.treble3133 new seedlings good leaves on them temp was high 60s I put them on front porch no sun that time of day
Never too sure if this can be done on ALL leggy seedlings? I know tomato’s will grow roots from the stems but won’t some seedlings get root rot?
When you buried the leggy stem I was 🤯. Why haven’t I ever thought of that?! Thank you!
Same thought here. Brilliant.
Well, I’ll give this a try today on my beet seedlings. All my seedlings had gotten leggy in my south facing window ledges but I learned they were lacking light so I put my bedroom lamp right over them AND turned on my ceiling fan as some ‘natural’ wind. Within a couple weeks they started to gain the actual shape of the chard and collards leaves and grew their next level of leaves. They’re growing well now. Will certainly try this on my beet seedlings today. Thanks.
This was so useful and easy to understand. Also I appreciate you using things around the house bc some of us are just starting out and don’t have all the cool tools
Wow 70 years young and never thought of this. Been gardening all my life. Many thanks. My seedlings are the epitome of long legged. Most never make it.
Thanks for watching Don. I'm glad you found my channel!
Paul
Good tip to fix it after it happens. I've found that increasing light intensity in the first place gives shorter, robust seedlings from the get-go. I just had a bunch of tomato and kale seedlings get leggy and I opted to start over with a 400w MH instead of 2 small T5's. The new seedlings are much shorter, more robust and have grown about 3x faster.
Damn. And I was so excited that my plants looked “big” 😢 I thought they were growing 😂
Thank you for the close-ups! Those really helped! Excellent video.
Helped me a lot growing some bud for the first time and I had a funny feeling that there was a problem thank goodness u popped up in my recommended 🤧🙌
Thank you for the Video. Now I can save my Leggy Seedlings. Was gonna start some seeds over.
Hi Barbara... that's great! Glad you saw the video.
Paul
Thank you for this helpful information in planting tomato plants. I have to plant mine because are long. Your helpful tips showed me how to plant them properly. Thank you!😊👍🇨🇦👌
My womanly instinct told me years ago ..this was the best thing to do…glad an expert agrees with me..yes its boring work but people..whats the alternative..happy gardening from Canada..🇨🇦
Thank you 🙏 so much.
I was trying to figure out a way to save my leggy seedlings 💖
I'm not surprised for tomatoes, but it seems counter-intuitive for plants that don't root along their stem. Thanks for sharing. I try it if I have leggy seedlings in the future.
This is simple and to the point. Thank you.
Great video... I use 2 popsicle sticks --- stick one down in each side and slowly lift them out... Then directly transplant it into the new holder (while still holding it on the popsicle sticks)... Works like a charm...
This prevents you from having to gently tug on the leggy plant...
It also protects it from potential hand bacteria getting on them...
Thanks for this tutorial. I started tomato seeds a week ago in my basement, placing the starter pods on top of my slightly warm furnace with only the natural light from two small windows. I have exactly as you show in the video- long spindley stems. Going to get to work……….
Thanks for this info. I was always afraid to bend the stems. Earlier I transplanted all my tomatoes and peppers. I should have watched you first.
Toms are really well suited to doing this, jst Bury them deeper each time. They actually have the ability to grow more roots off of the stem, providing a stronger root system. Always pot on and put them in deeper. As close to the first leaf as possible. Jst remove the lower leaf if touching the soil. Peppers on the other hand can rot so not advisable to Bury those stems. But pepper can be grown with supports (cane etc) so jst support it. The leggy seedling of pepper will be fine if supported well. A small cane, tie off string or wore to the cane then make a loop for the stem. The idea is jst to help it stand up not really hold it tight
I'm amazed on how resilient those tomato leggy seedlings are, thanks for sharing.
I'm now rescuing my leggy seedlings. That video was very educational, thank you.
That's great Sonia! I'm glad you found it helpful.
Paul
I saw you're site come up & was just about to leave for a busy day. So glad I watched as I will use all that information right away . I have leggy little guys today & would have just dumped them. Can't say enough about how happy you just made me. Thanks .I just subscribed.
Thanks for this, now I know how to fix leggy seedlings & know why they get leggy! I like how you can just put the leggy stem in the soil, I didn' know you could bend them up like that. Your japanese style chopstick really is the tool for this job & you've honed your technique!
Beautifully presented ,thank you from England.
Thanks Richard, you're welcome from Canada!
Glad you found it helpful.
Paul
You just saved the lives of 12 of my straggly dill plants! Thk u!
Fantastic! I'm glad the video helped out.
Paul
Just found this video after discovering that my leggy tomato seedlings were all along the soil this morning. This is the first time I've tried to grow tomatoes and am using an indoor greenhouse. I had a feeling they might need to be transplanted but wasn't sure the best way to do it. I'll be trying this method later, thank you so much for the tips!
Wow amazing gardening tips , now I know how to fix my cucumber plants that are leggy as well thanks so much for sharing your video
This is the perfect video because it explains what to do and what causes it
W
Best thing I've found for getting seedlings out of modules is an old dinner fork. Works perfectly. Supports the entire root system.
Can I use a new dinner fork ? 😂🤣
This is brilliant! I started recently growing herbs in my house and I discovered a whole new world.
There's so much to learn.
Huge thanks for sharing this!
I've just subscribed to your channel!
Thankyou for this brilliant tip,the amount of times i have tried to repot them full length.
THANK YOU! This is so helpful. I pulled out leggy seedlings and restarted because I saw another RUclips say they would never recover. I’m new to gardening and this is my first time starting seedlings. Now I know what to do if this happens again! You’re the best.
Thanks @S DDD...I'm glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for watching and supporting my channel!
Paul
Thanks a lot for the tips, and tricks. I sure want to eat well, and really need to learn to garden well. I fiddle around with my poor seedlings, and sometimes they survive.
I've noticed with what ease you handle them. I must admit, I press the soil around it far too much. My boyfriend said, I shouldn't do it like that, but stubborn as I am, I just carried on for myself. Well, almost all of those leggy plants died, some are hanging in there, but not much progress. Maybe they are no good. Anyway, I immediately sowed some more, outside in their final places.
I was absolutely terrified, thinking of all the plants I still have to transplant soon. Then I saw your video, and now I feel calm, hopeful, and maybe prepared to practice what you just taught me in slow-motion. But, a Japanese chopstick, man! That was original. I never had one like that, but I've heard you say, we can find something in our home. I have some ideas. Anyways, thanks again.
Best video. While other utubers created "complicated" means to get "more sun" none of them explained this process which is simpler. Ty!
Old tablespoon works great for me.
Plant my leggy plants deeper in a solo cup
With holes in it
Drop in another solo cup for lill water.
I have to admit I've not finished this video yet but I've watched two of your videos on seedlings I love your attention to detail you think it's going to be like come on get to the point but you're little details are making such a difference I really appreciate what you're doing. I would love to see your explanation of how to treat your seedlings while they're in the tray the do's and the don'ts and the wise and the hows. the way you do it brother. I'm going through your channel looking for what I just asked for I'll bet it's there somewhere well I can't wait to see how this one is have a blessed day and thank you for all your hard work
I knew this could be done with tomatoes. However all the other vegetables have me intimidated. Thanks for the training
This was EXCELLENT! The BEST one I’ve seen yet on this subject!! Thanks so much.
Thanks for the fantastic support @Sony Barne! I'm glad it was helpful.
Paul
Wow, I’m glad you showed the spindly parsley because that’s how some of my delphinium have grown and I feared I would lose them all. I will have to try this method! Thank you so much for this excellent guide!
This is the best video I've see for leggy plants. Subscribed. THANK YOU
Thanks for the GREAT support Holly! Glad you found it so helpful!
Paul
Good sound advice! I just transplanted celery out of flats and into pots with a trowel before seeing your video, but next year I will use your method! Those ornate Japanese chopsticks will come in handy. 🍚 🥢🌞 🌱
You make it look so easy
Thank you for sharing! Those were great tips and techniques for saving those leggy seedlings. Now I know it's not a lost cause on some of my seedlings.
Thank you, I have lots of transplanting to do! I live in Wisconsin and we don’t get much sun in April... all my seedlings are leggy. 😢
Thank you so much! I didn’t know that this was possible and that I might be able to save my seedlings. The video is great showing the process in so much detail.
Very helpful! I’m growing my first garden and this is happening to my tomatoes! I’m going to use this exact technique! Thank you!
That's great Arielle! Let us know how it all works out for you.
Thanks
Paul
This is my first time enjoying your RUclips channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
Thanks so much for your support Bonnie!
Paul
Great video, you have just saved my leggy plants, thanks for sharing
I'm glad it helped you out....and thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this video it really made me understand how I can fix my leggy seedlings
I try to over think things sometimes and by that I just can't get my seedlings growing well.
Thank you for this video. I believe it will help a great deal. Subscribed and will check out some more of your videos. Jesus bless.
This is exactly what I needed now! Thanks!
Glad you saw the video at the right time!
Paul
THAT WAS VERY EDUCATING TO ME SINCE I'M INTO PLANTING LOTS OF SEEDS THIS YEAR!!!🌱🌿🪴 THANKS FOR SHARING!!!🤓👍🔥🙏👑✝️📖🔥🕊️
Thank you thank you thank you! I’ve been searching everywhere for a way to save my seedlings, I really didn’t want to start over 😊
That's great Dee. Let us know how it works out for you!
Paul
@@GardenWellEatWell guess who saved all her seedlings?! This chick! Thanks again….now to find space for all the tomatoes and peppers I’m apparently growing 😂
Thank you so much for this. I have never started plants with seeds and you present this very well.
Wow, the exact info I need - some of my tomato starts are leggy
Thanks & God bless 🌱
Wow u not only gave me the solution to the problem I’m having but the fix for the cause. Thanks so much!
Yup....its been a bit cold here in southern cal so I started my cukes and okra in covered starter pots on a heat pad.
They got leggy fast so took lid off and no heat pad but a grow light. Still leggy and wispy with only 2 leaves.
I saw this and buried them all very carefully and threw them outside where direct sunlight and the breeze could recover them.
A week ago finally sprouting new leaves. I hope there will be a good outcome. 🤞 11:17
As an Asian I am impressed that you as a white guy knows the difference between styles of chopsticks! 😊👏
I always call that Japanese style a hair stick🤣🤣
The difference is that one I am throwing away now and the other next time I use them. All junk, indeed. Inscrutable
Seriously? Rude.
😮
@@paulasiefert2059true story
This video was SUPER Helpful for me! First time growing seeds and I thought the long guys were just over achievers, but I knew they needed to be under more soil, just didn't know how until watching your video--the chop stick tool was great idea! Subscribed!
Glad you found the video helpful @daCUTE187 and thanks for joining!
Paul
Thank you! Very informative video for a newbie who is just learning to start growing from seeds!
Thanks for the video! I never knew leggy seedlings (which i have) are a problem
wow thank you so much, we just moved and thus having plenty of sun in our garden I found there is no window facing the sun where I could put juvenile plants to strive.
I take them outside each day that is warm enough but they still came about long legged. now I can save them and be happy ❤
thank you sir!
ps: I don't wanna go without something that I learned and did help me a lot with my plant experience so far:
keep one little patch open to experiment on. I dedicated an area in my garden to work with common varieties/pest control and or plants I didn't know were common where I live (old heirloom).
one example: last year I planted calendula officinalis against the main direction of the wind and it did indeed attract many bugs which all would lay their eggs there and their larvae who would otherwise damage my vegetables stayed at the flower's roots and fed on just them.
very helpful since the flower will not survive winter anyway and the larvae below can be easily dug up and seperated from the soil. the flowerbuds collected and sown again will become healthy new plants in spring. a cycle to keep bugs at bay without necessarily killing them.
happy gardening everyone and merry greetings from Tyrol.
It’s like watching a surgery 😂. I’m thrilled to have come upon your video because that’s what my seedlings look like. Now I know what to do!
oh my gosh, thank you for this video! I'm growing everything from seed for the first time and I've made so many mistakes. I've been watching a lot of videos lately and this is another I can add to my list as one that could save all my work!
Hi Kaleb, I'm glad I was able to help out! Good Luck with your garden this year!
Paul
Me too Kaleb!! I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, but I'm still doing it! 🤣
Good luck on your first harvest!
Good tip!
I have the same problem with my pepperplants. I'm immediately going to do as you suggested!
That's great Rob, pepper seedings respond well to this technique.
Thanks for watching,
Paul
I’m glad I saw this video on time... I almost gave up my leggy lettuce. This is very helpful .. thanks ... you’re a genius .👍😇
Thanks for taking the time to watch Amelia!
I've done this method with lettuce seedlings but they are very fragile and bruise easily. Also make sure not to water them too much as they can succumb to damping off easily.
Good luck and let us know if you're successful
Paul
Thank you for this video, I'm having this situation at the moment
Exactly what I needed to see today! Thank you!!!
Excellent video!! I just transplanted my leggy watermelon seedlings - wish me luck!
Cucumbers and watermelons are a little more difficult to transplant since their stems can bruise easily. However, since they have trailing stems by nature and travel all over the garden, I wouldn't worry too much if they start out leggier than the other plants.
Thanks for your support!
Paul
Did it work?
I tried seeds for the first time last summer. Of course they were leggy and I had no idea why, Thank you very much. I know what to do now.
thank you so much for the tips, i have a bis that is two months old, with leggy seedlings, my weekend will be transplanting lke 50 legs lol
thanks again
That was very helpful, thank you so much!! My first ever little basil seedlings look exactly like that. I knew this method was possible for some plants, but never knew for which plants, now I do! 🤗🤗
Thank you for the invaluable advice!I thought that if I repotted my leggy seedlings deeper it would rot them out.You live and learn😄👍
Wonderful! I have this problem and never knew why or how to fix it. Thank you.
If you plant your seeds a little deeper it gives them a chance to gain a strong root system before ever popping from the soil this also allows for the shell to be removed in the soil. It may take a couple more days to see your seedling, but it's worth the weight, and healthier on the plant. I plant my seeds about 2 inches deep so they are rooted before reaching the light.
Not all seeds can do this. I just transplant faster and bury stem almost to leaves. New roots will grow!! Well most plants some don’t like stem wet but always help me keep plants short😂
It depends on the size of your seeds and whether or not they require light or darkness to germinate. Also, I'm 99% sure that you can not do what he's doing with all seedlings...
Thank you! Appreciated the simplicity of your explanation, including the logic behind the choice of implement to use. I was worried, now I'm confident that all planting was not for nought--and I have a Japanese style stick on hand.
GREAT INFO MANY BLESSINGS ❤❤❤❤❤
Excellentadvice and well presented, no fluff, but all the little details when you really do it.
Thanks for the great support @Xyz Same !
Paul
Thank you! Awesome instructions!
thank you thank you!!! I never knew how to fix my leggy seedlings!!! extremely informative
nice video!
but 2 points
1) i didn‘t thought u would press them down into their new soil so directly! surprised me - but hey maybe it‘s productive (as long as u do not exaggerate)
2) i would have liked to see the repoted seedlings after some time too
🙏👍🍅 have a look at my tamatoe house ;) this year will be a great one
Thank you so
Much . I just did this on my own thinking it won’t work. Then I saw your video and ordered Japanese chopsticks to repair the rest of my tangled seedling 🌱
Thank you, I was getting discouraged, but now I am excited to save my leggy broccoli!
That's great! Let me know how it works out.
Paul
So did this work well on broccoli? I’ve heard before their first true leaves you can plant them deep. I just don’t trust it lol I’m used to planting tomatoes deep but brassicas??? Let me know please! I need to save a lot of seedlings aha
With brassicas, you can only plant them as deep as their base "rosette"...sometimes they lean over and then the rosette forms at a distance from 1st true leaves. You can cover everything up to the rosette, but not beyond.
@@cherylanon5791 I up potted those a few days after my comment! I planted up to the first leaves with very loose soil. Then about a month ago put them out in the garden and greenhouse beds! Formed the soil around and they are growing nice and lovely!!
Thanks for this very informative video i really thought my leggy tomatoes was hopeless
Long wooden Q tips also work well Just grind a tip as desired on the wooden end and the Q tip portion is good for gently pushing the roots down into the soil indent bottom. :)
I followed your video about a month ago, just before I was about to throw out my leggy seedlings (they were like 2 inches long and looking absolutely pathetic). Wow, how grateful I have been, they just thrived since! Some of the radish seedlings are ready to harvest now! I was hoping just save a few, but >90% survived and thrived with this rescue method (about 50 plants of 3 types of viggies). I have a lots of chopsticks so that came handy lol Just want to say thank you so much for the video! You made my mid summer veggie garden!
Hi @ChopstickTherapy....so glad the video helped you out so much! Thanks for supporting my channel and enjoy your harvest!
Paul
Thats funny you say this, I am having issues with my radishes as well. They're the only leggy seedlings I have.
EXCELLENT video! I just discovered this channel and just subscribed.
Thanks Yanni! I'm glad you found my channel!
Paul
I’m so happy I found this! I was planning to do this this weekend and you do it in a way that’s more simpler than I do 🤗
Beautifully mastered. Thank you for such a great technique.🐵
Thanks for checking out my channel Jo!
Paul
Oddly enough, I want the exact opposite as you. I want leggy seedlings to transplant into my hydroponic grow system. Since my seedlings will be supported in the hydroponic grow holes, I am not worried about the need for sturdy stems. I want there to be enough distance between the roots and the leaves. You have given me the answer. Deny them sufficient light and they will grow leggy. Thanks, brother!
Charles, that certainly is an out-of-the-box solution to address your issue. Good thinking! .... and thanks for watching!
Paul
I had a leggy moringa seedling. I put something to tie it to. Then as it got bigger I cut off the top. It grew better then I ever imagined.
Oh I'm so glad I was this video.
I knew you could save the seedling but I been doing it the hard way. 😅. Thank you for your tip!
You're welcome Cathy.
Glad my video could help!
Paul
Hi Paul,
Thanks for thr detailed video.
Once you replant the stems, where should we put the repotted plants - in shade for a day or two and then under direct sun OR directly under sun for 1-2hours and gradually increase it till they finally get true leaves and can be transplated to the garden.
Good question! I hope we get the answer. Yes, thank you for this wonderful video Paul. I’m still not sure about exactly what to mix with the potting soil. Another person said either mix fertilizer in or spray them with liquid fertilizer. Where did you get sand?I’m a super newbie at this. I had No idea!🙏