How Do You Fix Leggy Growth In Plants?
You started your tomato seeds inside too early, and now they’re leggy–pale and stretched out, with more stem than leaf. This can happy to any vegetables, flowering plants or house plants. Lack of light or too much nitrogen are the most common causes of this, and common wisdom is that leggy seedlings must be thrown out–but there are other ways to fix them. Step 1 Plant your leggy tomatoes, broccoli, impatiens or other plants very deep so that the extra stem portion is covered. It’s okay to snap off lower branches or remove leaves to accomplish this. Extra roots will grow along the length of the stem, contributing to a stronger, stockier plant. Step 2 Dig a trench and bury your leggy plants sideways in the trench, gently curving the above-ground portion of the plant to be vertical. Even if it’s not exactly vertical the plant will correct itself later, but you should remember where the root ball of the plant is during days after transplant so that you make sure it receives plenty of wat
