all my new plants are getting scorched?!

[thomasgreen]

hello!

any advice on how to manage my seedling would be much appreciated re; they seem to be getting scorched (the edges/tips of some leaves are going crispy ) when they are sitting on the windowsills around my house? is the sun light just too intense in that spot for them?

thanks! tom

[Jandra]

That could very well be the case. You could tape a sheet of white paper or plastic on the window to diffuse the light. Nothing to stop the light, of course, so it needs to be quite thin.

Good luck, Jandra

[Millymollymandy]

I have the same problem, but only with my tomatoes. Basil and chillies seem to be quite happy with the same amount of sunshine! I've already asked the question on the forum and no answers so I don't know what the solution is - perhaps cover them over with greenhouse shading - but then the light level will be even lower so they'll grow even more spindly.

Oh how I wish I had a greenhouse!

[thomasgreen]

i've got a very small 4tier greenhouse that cost £20 which is great... obly prob is that it is small!! maybe i'll try and fit another in somewhere! everything seems to like it in there now it has warmed up a little!

[ina]

If all else fails - can you send a bit of that scorching sun up here, please?

[MKG]

Nah - you wouldn't want it, Ina. All morning I've been running around making sure that all of the little planties have sunshades, blocker, cold drinks - you know the stuff. I've built them a windbreak, and they all now know where to go in case of emergency. To be frank, I'm pissed off with them and looking forward to when the real sun comes out. I'll send that up your way when it happens.

[ina]

I'll send that up your way when it happens.

Cheers - much appreciated!

[Stonehead]

Paint the glass with whitewash. It washes off glass fairly easily (and is the traditional method of cutting sunlight in a greenhouse).

[thomasgreen]

cheers stonehead! i'll give it a go

[Millymollymandy]

Not inside my house thank you very much! Anyway there will still be the problem of not enough light........

[thomasgreen]

does anybody think that tracing paper would do the job? maybe let enough light through but not fry the poor plants?

[JR]

Anything to defuse the direct sunlight, depending on the amount you get each day. If there is no direct sunlight one day leave it down. The greenhouse shading would be best, but I am sure tracing paper would do roughly the same as white wash, give it a go.

[thomasgreen]

cool thanks