Do Not Thin Seedlings, DO This Instead!

22 Comments

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   @SpriteoftheDnieper 7 months ago

   I tried this and am pretty sure I just broke the majority of their roots / killed all of my plants

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   @cherylanon5791 7 months ago

   yes, I grow far too many for my own use, share the extra's with neighbors and also drop them off at charity garage sales, they appreciate them!

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   @jacki-myoung1222 7 months ago

   Thank you for this Timely Information as I’m about to transplant my seedlings in individual trays and was thinking what to do 🌱🌱💚

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   @Bob-z1y7d 7 months ago

   I don't think I've ever seen anybody cut them out. This guy is a complete moron

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   @labonihira 7 months ago

   This is great advice but um.. I have a liiittle bit of a problem.
   I have about 50 seedlings growing at the same spot and not nearly enough space to plant them all.
   This has come about because of my gross underestimation about germination rates 😂

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   @mswetra2610 7 months ago

   Thanks for the tip!❤

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   @mister_bailey 7 months ago

   Spot on! I always looked at it as a waste of seed doing this. Now, I understand the effort of doing this can quickly outweigh the efficiency of just cutting when you’re dealing with thousands of seeds; but for the relatively small volume of seedlings I’m usually growing, it makes all the sense in the world to do it this way.

   The only thing I’ll mention is that it doesn’t work as well with certain vegetables like carrots that have more sensitive root systems. For peppers, tomatoes, etc., though? Works like a charm. 🌱 👍🏾

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   @davidcoley8500 7 months ago

   Hey brother! Long time watcher, first time question; I did this and mine look horribly shocked now. Do you think they will make a comeback?

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   @meady50 7 months ago

   I never really understood thinning (via cutting/plucking and not replanting) unless you have absolutely no space to garden of course

   like that’s just so many plants that you’re killing for (usually) no reason

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    @HappyHavoc-v3l 7 months ago

    what other plants can you do this to

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    @johnd545 7 months ago

    Thank you for the tip.
    For a very long time I've been confused by only hearing that it is best to thin the seedlings.
    But the sets of leaves are a great guide.
    👍

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    @BrowHausBeaute 7 months ago

    I never cut seedlings. It’s like an abortion. Once those seeds sprout and I see green, they deserve life too 😊

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    @LauraChorba 7 months ago

    Yes to not wasting seeds !

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    @FelixTrees 7 months ago

    Definitely

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    @HomeGarden6383 7 months ago

    That’s great idea for plants

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    @bobborlog1677 7 months ago

    Just did this today

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    @OvhanDevos 7 months ago

    If you're gonna have extra cells to begin with, why not just separate the seeds to begin with.

    The point of overseeding and thinning is not to create more plants, but to hedge your bets that you'll get at least one good plant in each cell.

    You plan to have X number of plants, so you make X number of overseeded cells, maybe a few extra just in case.

    Seeds are extremely cheap, growing soil lil less so, and growing time? That is irreplaceable.

    So, don't chance fucking up the best plant in each cell, just thin out the worst ones instead.

    If you want to have as many plants as possible, then one seed per cell, and one cell for every seed you have.

    But we all have limited time, and limited space, so thus, we hedge our bets for the limited number of plants we can grow.

    And don't get me wrong, I hate killing even weeds, plants are all precious life.

    But we kill weeds for a reason, thinning is no different.

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    @narutofromdbz 7 months ago

    Wow.
    If you want to use both of eyes, just open the eyelids of both of them, and you have two eyes.

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    @bdee1084 7 months ago

    Do u do same with pepper

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    @speakersubject554 7 months ago

    Purely depends on the variety of plant.

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    @MomAsol 7 months ago

    I just move them to have each space and they grow great.

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    @prstation1363 7 months ago

    😂😂😂 This is still thining just without the disgard