Thinning (was: Starting Seedlings)

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• From: Patricia Santhuff psanthuff@mindspring.com>
• Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 08:54:45 -0500

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At 12:01 AM 11/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
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>Actually, I have never had success separating seedlings.  However, 
>I do pot up (ie, take a plant and put it into a larger container.
>
>My problem is when I thin the plants, the plant being taken out is 
>killed.  I just  cannot get the hang of gently teasing the baby roots 
>apart.

Why not just take a tiny scissors -- embroidery type perhaps -- and snip off
the ones you want to thin out? That's what I saw in one of my books. Won't
work with weeds, of course <G>, only those things you WANT to grow. ;-)

Patricia


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