New zucchini and cucumber plants have extremely small first leaves

I have planted cucumber and a variety of squash plants directly in plants with good soil. All of the seeds I planted have sprouted and are starting to grow but the first leaves are extremely small. Is this due to a nutrient deficiency or?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 06/07/2019 @ 10:31 pm

It is likely lack of adequate sunlight.

Increase the amount of light or even use a grow light to help them.
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