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dun1kirk Berkeley, CA(Zone 9a) Feb 07, 2016

I began to germinate my tomatoes. One day they were just germinating and the next they were 3" tall. Any way to prevent this?

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CountryGardens Lewisville, MN(Zone 4a) Feb 07, 2016

Lights are to far above them. 2" above soil at the most.This is true for any plants.

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drthor Irving, TX(Zone 8a) Feb 07, 2016

not enough strong lights or too far away

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Whisper32 Lake Elsinore, CA Feb 15, 2016

I agree light is too far away. The remedy is to repot them and bury them up to the cotyledons. The stems will root. Once you repot them, then you can put your lights closer, so it doesn't happen again. Good luck!

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CCBird Moore, OK Feb 27, 2016

Yep. Too far from your light source. I start mine in a South facing windowsill and they do fine but if I start them in artificial light, I find that they need to be less than 8" from the source or they tend to be "leggy". There is still hope!!! Do as Whisper32 suggested and repot them up to the cotyledons, then give them lots of close light or a South windowsill. Good luck.

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) Feb 28, 2016

As posted above, if you are using regular shop lights, the lights need to be no more then 2" above the plants.

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