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Sowing seeds
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[Started Sept. 17, 2011]
Sowing seeds
Topics will be added as more questions come in. So do ask away and help cultivate our community's gardening know-how.
Sowings seeds
Q: Crowded basil seedlings
Hi.
I am trying to grow basil. I used a soilless medium which was given to me by my co-worker.
By the way, this is my first time to try home gardening. Since I am just a novice, I just placed the soilless medium in a pot, then placed the seeds and covered it with soilless medium. Afterward, I watered it and placed it in our veranda.
After 6 days, I noticed that it already has tiny leaves. However, I am worried because they looked crowded. I did not consider giving each seed enough space to grow.
I need help on transplanting my basil seedlings. How do I do that? Your help will be greatly appreciated.
God bless...
- Gardener Dette
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A: Dear Gardener Dette,
Congratulations on your first attempt!
To give your seedlings new homes, make sure you have enough small pots ready. By small pots, we really mean SMALL, usually what is referred to as size 2 pots; plastic or clay will do fine. Transplanting into too big a pot can make it prone to root rot because the roots will be too few and tiny to consume all the water in the potting medium.
Since you say the seedlings are growing too tightly together, you'll just have to take care in teasing them apart. You can use any makeshift tool you can find so you can gently tease the roots apart -- some would even use a crochet needle! Be sure to transplant after the seedlings have their first TRUE leaves (the first two that appear are just the cotyledons).
Because these are basil, we recommend transplanting them into ENRICO soil-less potting mix.Water thoroughly, preferably with a bit of seaweed foliar fertilizer mixed with the water to help the roots recover. Keep the seedlings in an area that gets some gentle sunlight -- but is spared the intense heat of the noontime or afternoon sun. After your seedlings grow sturdier, you can move them to an area that gets more sunlight until they receive full sun all day.
Happy harvesting!
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Q: Crowded basil seedlings
Hi.
I am trying to grow basil. I used a soilless medium which was given to me by my co-worker.
By the way, this is my first time to try home gardening. Since I am just a novice, I just placed the soilless medium in a pot, then placed the seeds and covered it with soilless medium. Afterward, I watered it and placed it in our veranda.
After 6 days, I noticed that it already has tiny leaves. However, I am worried because they looked crowded. I did not consider giving each seed enough space to grow.
I need help on transplanting my basil seedlings. How do I do that? Your help will be greatly appreciated.
God bless...
- Gardener Dette
Contribute your answer
A: Dear Gardener Dette,
Congratulations on your first attempt!
To give your seedlings new homes, make sure you have enough small pots ready. By small pots, we really mean SMALL, usually what is referred to as size 2 pots; plastic or clay will do fine. Transplanting into too big a pot can make it prone to root rot because the roots will be too few and tiny to consume all the water in the potting medium.
Since you say the seedlings are growing too tightly together, you'll just have to take care in teasing them apart. You can use any makeshift tool you can find so you can gently tease the roots apart -- some would even use a crochet needle! Be sure to transplant after the seedlings have their first TRUE leaves (the first two that appear are just the cotyledons).
Because these are basil, we recommend transplanting them into ENRICO soil-less potting mix.Water thoroughly, preferably with a bit of seaweed foliar fertilizer mixed with the water to help the roots recover. Keep the seedlings in an area that gets some gentle sunlight -- but is spared the intense heat of the noontime or afternoon sun. After your seedlings grow sturdier, you can move them to an area that gets more sunlight until they receive full sun all day.
Happy harvesting!
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