Go figure that my tomato plants are doing fine, but my cukes and zukes are VERY leggy! They grew up to 8" tall in a week! Should I give up on these and just direct seed in the garden, or can I use the trench method like with tomatos? I'm not sure if they will develop more roots like the tomatoes would.
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No, I don't think they do well with being buried deeper. Do you have a way to give them more light? Can you start bringing them out in the sun to harden off and just bring them in if you are still having cold nights. They need to be outdoors!
If that doesn't work, yes you can just direct seed in the ground as soon as the soil warms up. One of our experienced members (jal_ut) swears that the direct seeded ones do better than ones started earlier indoors and transplanted.
If that doesn't work, yes you can just direct seed in the ground as soon as the soil warms up. One of our experienced members (jal_ut) swears that the direct seeded ones do better than ones started earlier indoors and transplanted.