HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE
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Question
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Brighter Flower colors
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Dark green leaves
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Short thick stems
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Tall Slender Stems
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Detailed explanation-1: -Causes of Leggy Seedlings Legginess is caused by a lack of sunlight or by light that is either too weak or indirect to meet the plant’s needs. The stems grow thin because the plant is desperately reaching its leaves towards the light.
Detailed explanation-2: -Light intensity can cause severe damage to your seedlings to the point where they die or are stunted. This 100W LED light was just too close to the seedlings, causing them to get burned and turn purple and suffer, they can get burned just like we do in the bright sun!
Detailed explanation-3: -This is known as leggy seedlings. At the most basic level, leggy seedlings are caused by a lack of light. It could be that the window you are growing your seedlings in does not provide enough light or it could be that the lights you are using as grow lights are not close enough to the seedling.