Re: [CH] Leggy Ajis/Amarillos

The NorthEast ChileMan (thenortheastchileman@attbi.com)
Wed, 22 May 2002 23:35:46 -0400

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Hi Gene!
  Forgot about fan! I use ceiling fans in every room of the house (except
cellar) & forgot my seedlings are always moving like those Hula dancers you
sometimes see in people's car rear windows.
    Paul
PS Went to your site/got any Purple Hab seeds to swap?
----- Original Message -----
From: "F. Eugene (Gene) Dunnam" <dunnam@phys.ufl.edu>
To: <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 21 May, 2002 3:27 PM
Subject: [CH] Leggy Ajis/Amarillos


> Greetings, all-
>
> Legginess in any plant seedlings can be ameliorated by exposing them
> to the breeze from a fan for a few hours each day.  One of the major
> benefits of  'hardening-off' [taking seedlings outside during the
> warmer daylight hours in early spring] is exposure to air currents
> that causes the plant stems to thicken & get stronger.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gene
>
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