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    Why is it stated that vegetable seedlings have to have two true leaves before they can be thinned?

    Greg

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    I leave mine to grow more than the 2 seed leaves and use those as a "handle" when pricking out into larger pots. -

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    • #3
      Thank you. I just wondered why. I have some Kohlrabi seedlings in rows in the plot that will need thinning. Although they have yet to grow true leaves I could easily thin them now. Would that be or not be a wise move?

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      • #4
        Depends on how confident you are that the ones you leave will survive! Maybe how thinly spaced they are too.

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        • #5
          Thank you!

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          • #6
            If I'm not replanting my thinnings I eat them in salads.
            Location....East Midlands.

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            • #7
              Seeds of dicotyledon plants (most veg apart from the onion family) have 2 halves which turn into the seed leaves. You can see this most easily with beans and peas - if you remove the outer coating from one of these it will fall in half. While the plant has only the 2 seed leaves it is using the energy from the seed to form a network of feeding roots. Once the true leaves start to form this is a sign that the plant now has a reasonable root system and should be strong enough to cope with transplanting.
              A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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              • #8
                Thank you for a very interesting explanation

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                Greg

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                • #9
                  Brilliant explanation, Penellype. And thanks for asking the question, Artisan. I've learnt something today.

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                  • #10
                    Yes, I agree.

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                    Greg

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