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Post by daisybelle on Feb 22, 2023 18:11:26 GMT -5
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Post by scarfguy on Feb 22, 2023 18:56:08 GMT -5
I let the sprouts get about an inch or so above the pod and then just snip all but one off with the scissors.
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Post by daisybelle on Feb 22, 2023 18:57:39 GMT -5
That makes sense. Now I know, thanks so much!
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Post by maskedsonnet on Feb 22, 2023 19:22:16 GMT -5
An inch or so like scarfguy said, but also if you have a free slot in your machine instead of snipping it out you can veerrrry gently tug the plant out, root and all, and put it in another pod to grow in. I've never tried this with greens, but I've done it successfully with flowers, herbs, peppers, and tomatoes. |
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Post by lynnee on Feb 22, 2023 19:29:38 GMT -5
An inch or so like scarfguy said, but also if you have a free slot in your machine instead of snipping it out you can veerrrry gently tug the plant out, root and all, and put it in another pod to grow in. I've never tried this with greens, but I've done it successfully with flowers, herbs, peppers, and tomatoes. As maskedsonnet said, you can "transplant" extra seedlings to another pod if you like. I slit the sponge lengthwise when I do this, and just lay the seedling in along the slit. Good questions, daisybelle!  |
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Post by daisybelle on Feb 22, 2023 21:29:35 GMT -5
I have every single slot filled, I just couldn't wait to fill those pods, so I planted with abandon because I was clueless. This whole experience was so unexpected and happened so quickly I did zero research ahead of time, but boy am I doing it now. Patience is a virtue, unfortunately, I don't have. I jump right into things and then backtrack trying to clean up my mistakes and figure it all out.  The more I read, the more I'm understanding I need to space things out. When I plant the new Harvest 360 with butterhead lettuce, I probably should just do 3 plants instead of 6, so they can expand. It's just hard to not fill all the slots. I ordered covers for the holes I won't use. Every day I'm thinking of something else I need, but I'm getting there.  |
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Post by maskedsonnet on Feb 22, 2023 23:51:57 GMT -5
There is a learning curve when you first start out! But I always thought it was more fun to learn "on the fly" anyways.  |
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Post by Shawn on Feb 23, 2023 4:32:44 GMT -5
If this is lettuce and there are two seedlings I would not thin as there are only two. But that is me. However it also depends on the type of lettuce too.
If herbs (I donot thin oregano, thyme, or rosemary), tomatoes, peppers or other veggies/fruits, thin to one. Flowers I will leave two or three in a pod
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Post by daisybelle on Feb 23, 2023 10:19:54 GMT -5
Thanks Shawn for the advice. It's Black Seeded Simpson, so maybe I don't need to thin that.
I will save my thinning for lettuce that forms a head.
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Post by lynnee on Feb 23, 2023 10:34:06 GMT -5
There is a learning curve when you first start out! But I always thought it was more fun to learn "on the fly" anyways. +1 |
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