Are my seedlings leggy?

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    Outgoing Seedling

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    I have Broccoli and Bok Choy seedlings under sunlight for 2 weeks but looks like the stems are thin and leggy?
    They are about 5cm tall.
     

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    carolyn Strong Ash

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    not too badly but they are stretching for the sunlight. move them to a brighter window or even to a porch where they are a bit sheltered from direct sun and a lot of wind. you don't want to dry them out and kill them. those look like broc or cabbage and can take cooler weather.
     
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    S-H Hardy Maple

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    Just curious, what soil mix did you use?

    I ask because sometimes this can happen, if the soil is depleted with certain minerals - Like iron for example... Leaves also will become yellowish, (if depleted soil is used).
     
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    Outgoing Seedling

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    I think they are under direct sunlight about 5 hours a day...too much?
    Now I moved them to a place that may get reduced to 2 hours a day.
     
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    Outgoing Seedling

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    I reused the old potting mix from previously used for corn/melon plants.
     
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    S-H Hardy Maple

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    Yes, I think your soil might be depleted. But not to worry, as you can revive it. There are many ways, the quickest, easiest, and safest way is to introduce a natural fertilizer, (not synthetic) - You can do it even now, and your seedlings will instantly recover.
     
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    Mine look about the same as yours. I started them in peat pellets and transferred them into a good soil mix in medium size pots. I figure they will survive or I buy plants from the Garden supply.
     
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