[blackberryjam]

Are my seedlings leggy, these have been on my kitchen Window sill.no lid I took it off as soon has they appeared.
Or Should I just sow again.

[DD.]

Very leggy, sorry to say.

Are they brassicas? If so they'll be too warm inside a house, also they need good all round light. A window will only provide it from one side. You may need to deploy the aluminium foil.

[Lardman]

Id resow the brassicas somewhere cooler and lighter, the far left - chard? looks ok but get some foil behind them and cool them down.

[DD.]

Could be beetroot - something else that really doesn't need to be warm.

[blackberryjam]

I'll sow them again, and you're right DD beetroot , their have to go in the bedroom this time, that's  the only place with enough light and it's cooler. Thanks everyone.

[DD.]

Personally I wouldn't grow either in a house. My brassicas see nothing warmer than a frost free greenhouse and beetroot are sown direct. You see so many people run into problems with temperatures too high for brassicas. As they are cool/cold weather plants you're liable to end up with weak specimens.

If you must attempt it, don't forget the aluminium foil behind the seedlings as soon as they emerge.

[Asherweef]

DD - IIRC you mentioned on the chilli thread that you can just rebury the stems -- is that applicable with all seedlings? I have some rathr leggy aquilegia and nicotiana… (my veg sowing was a little delayed).

[DD.]

Most seedlings, yes.

However with cucumbers, you're asking for stem rot and they have enough excuses to join the choir eternal without helping them!

[Asherweef]

Thanks - may be worth giving it a go then...

[blackberryjam]

Seeds sown again, this time in the unheated propagater in a cool room. 

[Totty]

As sson as they poke through, stick them outside. No benefit to growing brassicas of any sort in nice warm temps. Much better to give them a taste of the outside from the get go.

Totty

[DD.]

No benefit to growing brassicas of any sort in nice warm temps.

If I had a quid for everytime.......................

[blackberryjam]

I would put them in my walk in greenhouse on the lottie, but they would probably get to warm in their too, even though It has a vent in it now.

[RJR_38]

No benefit to growing brassicas of any sort in nice warm temps.

If I had a quid for everytime.......................

You wouldn't make any from me - I followed all your advice last year with lots of Totty's advice thrown in the mix and had a very successful and fairly productive first year. I am looking forward to fine tuning last years mistakes now

[blackberryjam]

Thanks for all your advice, second batch look better, kept them outside this time