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jburesh1388 z8 WA (
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Mon, Feb 27, 06 at 15:57
| Hi everyone! I have planted a number of seeds, tomatoes, spinach, lettuce under a shop light. They are growing well and are about 3-4" tall right now. However, I have noticed that recently their leaves have all started to curl slightly. Nothing else seems wrong with the seedlings, but I was wondering if anyone might have some advice.
I have kept the light a few inches from the leaves and raised it as they grew. The soil is consistently moist. |
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RE: curling leaves
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| Light might be too bright. |
RE: curling leaves
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| curling up is sometimes due to too high a rate of transpiration. whats your temp?humidity? are the leaves curling up from the edges towards the center? |
RE: curling leaves
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| the curling is mainly on the lettuce and spinach. I have moved the light farther and that seems to be helping. The leaves are curling like a cork screw, in a spiral fashion. thanks for the help! |
RE: curling leaves
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| Shop lights? Probably not too much light. But lettuce and spinach prefer lower temperatures and tomatoes like higher. What are your hi and lo temps running? |
RE: curling leaves
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| The lows are about 40 degrees or more, the highs would be 60-65. They are in a attached garage that houses the furnance, so it says slightly cooler than the rest of the house. |
RE: curling leaves
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| I'm not an expert veggie grower, but that sounds OK for the leafy veggies. Could there be some sort of fumes coming from the furnace that the plants don't like? |
RE: curling leaves
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| They could be planted too close together too. |
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