turning plants from the light

**Bren In Pots** · 03-01-2011, 01:08 PM

To get around my seedling growing leggy and towards the light while they're on the window sill I make a backdrop using kitchen foil, it seems to do the trick.

**FionaH** · 03-01-2011, 01:48 PM

I tend to turn mine round when I remember

**Two_Sheds** · 03-01-2011, 04:08 PM

Yes they do grow towards the light. I turn my indoor plants daily if I remember.

Sunflowers are called that because the head turns to track the sun during the day

**Jeanied** · 03-01-2011, 04:11 PM

It's called phototropism.

**eospete** · 04-01-2011, 05:39 PM

at least i know i am doing no harm by turning them.
i do like the idea of using reflectors to balance the light and shade of indoor plants as well.
thanks for the feedback another useful tip for my notebook.
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**kalimna** · 04-01-2011, 06:02 PM

Bren - now why didn't I think of that??? A nice simple, straightforward idea to counter my tendency to forget to turn leggy seedlings/plants (thinking mostly chillis here....)

Cheers,
Adam

**Bren In Pots** · 04-01-2011, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by kalimna View Post

Bren - now why didn't I think of that??? A nice simple, straightforward idea to counter my tendency to forget to turn leggy seedlings/plants (thinking mostly chillis here....)

Cheers,
Adam

I must have read it on the vine at sometime because when I first joined I was a total newbie at growing anything.

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