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Soil Block mixture?

beeman_gardener

13 years ago

I plan to use soil blocks next year to start my tomato seeds, but have a problem with the mixture suggested.
I tried a test earlier this year and ended up with leggy plants, due in part I believe to the addition of fertilizer in the seed starting mixture.
In other areas I read 'it's not good' to have fertilizer in seed starter, but no explanation as to why?
Does anyone have an answer? Could my leggy problem be the addition of fertilizer?

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seysonn
13 years ago
I think that LEGGY seedlings are due to inadequate light than anything else. If it is relatively too warm, too wet but not enough light, it will result in leggy seedlings.
beeman_gardener
Original Author
13 years ago
I did in fact eliminate all of the suggestions, still got leggy seedlings. So the question remains. Is adding fertilizer to a seed mix, a good idea or not?
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