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How are my seedlings?

13 years ago

The seedlings in the front are tomatoes. They were planted two weeks ago, and some of them have no true leaves and others are just starting to get their true leaves. The stem and the underside of the leaves are purple-ish. I have just started to rotate them to try to get them to stop bending. I give them between 12 and 16 hours of light per day, lights are a few inches above the plants. They were labelled "Grow Lights" when i bought them.
My questions are: are they on schedule, i.e. should they start getting their true leaves by now? Should I start fertilizing yet? I have read in other forums that leggy plants should not be fertilized, but I have also read that purple leaves need fertilizing. Any other hints?

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