I'm sorry for missing last week, I was so in the thick of storm cleanup I genuinely forgot how days work. As an apology, here's a picture of one of our cherries ready to pop for spring: 
What's growing on with you all?
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For your brassicas, how close is their light source? We've had good success fixing legginess by shifting lights closer and adding a small oscillating fan to coax stems into getting stronger.
My shelves were pretty crowded with the onion starts and I just waited a few days too long before rearranging things to make room. I thinkt eh bigger issue now is poor soil, though, I'll need to top them off with compost, or honestly just plant them out sooner.
A fan is definitely something I'm missing - will have to set something up
In a pinch some old bedsheets and croquet wickets from an estate sale make a great frost cloth for early brassicas outside, if that's a concern at this point of the season where you are