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  • Overcrowding ???!!

    Hey all
    Now I only planted rocket & Mustard last wednesday so they are still very young
    They are really close together , as I accidently planted a lot of seeds
    when should I thin them out ...?! In a couple of weeks or should I do it now ? ! They are very small though .. also how do I actually thin them out! Or should I just leave them (Do i actually need to thin them out ??!)
    Last edited by rst; 09-08-2010, 08:32 AM.

  • #2
    Are you on the sauce RST? You already posted a thread about thinning out: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ngs_51074.html
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
      Are you on the sauce RST? You already posted a thread about thinning out: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ngs_51074.html
      Well I put more detail in the question and I really wanted some detailed answers ... ???!!! I also asked a few different questions !! Please help me ..!!
      Last edited by rst; 09-08-2010, 08:32 AM.

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      • #4
        But you don't say where you are growing them (pots or open ground) or how close together they are at the moment

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        • #5
          Take a pair of scissors and snip the tops off - that is the easiest way to thin. Do this after your seedlings have started growing their second pair of leaves. Thin out your mustard and rocket to 2 inches or so between plants.

          Or you could pull up the unwanted ones, give them a rinse and eat them as an early salad treat.
          Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by rst View Post
            Now I only planted rocket & Mustard last wednesday so they are still very young
            What type of mustard?


            Originally posted by rst View Post
            I accidently planted a lot of seeds
            Easily done



            Originally posted by rst View Post
            when should I thin them out ...?
            Next Wednesday


            Originally posted by rst View Post
            how do I actually thin them out!
            you literally pull them up & out. If your fingers are too big & clumsy, just nip off the stems with fingernails


            Originally posted by rst View Post
            should I just leave them (Do i actually need to thin them out ??!)
            You could just let them grow a bit, then use the thinnings as sandwich filling/salad
            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by rustylady View Post
              But you don't say where you are growing them (pots or open ground) or how close together they are at the moment
              Very close toghether I mean in bunches really close ! and it is in open ground!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                What type of mustard?


                Easily done



                Next Wednesday


                you literally pull them up & out. If your fingers are too big & clumsy, just nip off the stems with fingernails


                You could just let them grow a bit, then use the thinnings as sandwich filling/salad
                If i want to use the thinning in a sandwich when should I thin them out !
                When you say next wednesday do you mean this coming one ?!
                It says Oriental colour and bite mustard !

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                  What type of mustard?


                  Easily done



                  Next Wednesday


                  you literally pull them up & out. If your fingers are too big & clumsy, just nip off the stems with fingernails


                  You could just let them grow a bit, then use the thinnings as sandwich filling/salad
                  Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
                  Take a pair of scissors and snip the tops off - that is the easiest way to thin. Do this after your seedlings have started growing their second pair of leaves. Thin out your mustard and rocket to 2 inches or so between plants.

                  Or you could pull up the unwanted ones, give them a rinse and eat them as an early salad treat.
                  what od you mean by second set of leaves ?! The rocket has 4 leaves on each stem .. ?!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by rst View Post
                    If i want to use the thinning in a sandwich when should I thin them out !
                    The next time you have a sandwich

                    The seedlings are edible: better to eat them than to just throw them away. Is your mustard the large hot red mustard? If so, it needs to be about 6" away from its nearest neighbour. They last all winter too, good winter salad crop that
                    Last edited by Two_Sheds; 09-08-2010, 08:48 AM.
                    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by rst View Post
                      what od you mean by second set of leaves ?! The rocket has 4 leaves on each stem .. ?!
                      Most seedlings start off with a pair of leaves - the seed leaves. Then the second set starts to grow through. The second set of leaves tend to be a different shape to the seed leaves, and are the first 'true' set of leaves for the plant.

                      It sounds like your rocket has got to this stage.
                      Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by rst View Post
                        Very close toghether I mean in bunches really close ! and it is in open ground!
                        I thought you said that your garden was all lawn - did the parents relent and let you dig some up?

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by rustylady View Post
                          I thought you said that your garden was all lawn - did the parents relent and let you dig some up?
                          No i used some of the front garden ..!

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
                            Most seedlings start off with a pair of leaves - the seed leaves. Then the second set starts to grow through. The second set of leaves tend to be a different shape to the seed leaves, and are the first 'true' set of leaves for the plant.

                            It sounds like your rocket has got to this stage.
                            So i should thin the rocket now ?! Even though it is very small and i plated it only last wednesday ?!

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                              The next time you have a sandwich

                              The seedlings are edible: better to eat them than to just throw them away. Is your mustard the large hot red mustard? If so, it needs to be about 6" away from its nearest neighbour. They last all winter too, good winter salad crop that
                              Yes they are ... Mhmm and bout the seedlings it doesn't matter what size they are you can still eat them ..?!

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