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gcoble Marion, OH May 03, 2010

I am starting several plants in my basement under flouresent lights on a warming pad. Thanks to several of you I having gotten control over my moisture problem. I have started to harden my plants outside for short bursts ( hour or less). I have noticed that my zuchinni plant are very light green. What can I do?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) May 03, 2010

Were they looking light green before you started putting them outside, or has this just happened afterwards? If they've been that color for a while it could be they need fertilizer. Otherwise it could be sunburn but that seems unlikely if you haven't been leaving them out for that long. If you could post a picture that would be helpful.

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gcoble Marion, OH May 03, 2010

Don't know how to post a pic, but they were very light when I put them out.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) May 03, 2010

There's a spot right underneath the box where you type your posts that will allow you to upload a picture--just click that and browse to the folder on your computer where you have your pictures saved (usually "My Pictures" unless you've purposely saved them somewhere else).

If they were light when you put them out then either that's their normal color (hard to say without seeing a photo) or they could be in need of fertilizer. If you haven't fertilized them since they sprouted then that's most likely the case--I'd get a nice balanced fertilizer and give it to them at 1/4 or 1/2 strength (1/4 if they're still really tiny, 1/2 strength if they're decent size)

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gcoble Marion, OH May 04, 2010

Thanks for both suggestions

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