Thinning out Seedlings

I appreciate your farming nature and efforts, but am wary of your question...what is your angle?

egg cartons, cool idea, will each cell biodegrade fast enough for root growth? I wouldn't try to thin them. Let the slugs do that

You need to thin them out to give the room to grow roots and develope..if you don't they won't grow much and clutter each other. Once they have a few leaves, they need to go into the grownd or into bigger pots to grow. Don't feel bad about destroying a few to make room for more...that's what it is all about. Another reason you always use more seed than you need is cos there is an average germination rate..some will--some won't, and you are better off with too many seedlings to thin out than not enough to grow your food.

www.davesgarden.com is a place you can learn anything you need to know about any kind of growing for anything. I refer to it all the time from my own website when I send my customers need gardening advice I can't give!

How are your little green bioluminescent chicks doing?

Yeah, my husband came out with the egg cartons....we have chickens so everyone gives us a bunch of them. I began using the cardboard ones because I planned on cutting them out and putting them right into the ground....but then I decided to just pop them out. It will be easier and faster that way.

The cabbage and carrots are literally covering the egg compartment like a carpet; I don't even know how to thin them they are so small. Maybe I should wait until they get a little bigger?

You know what else I was thinking.....with the potatoes.....I know you are supposed to hill them up but what do farmers so when they have acres and acres of plants?

LOL...they probably will be glowing if I keep giving them strawberries from Cali!

Thanks a bunch, I will check it out for sure! I can usually find what I need to know on YouTube but sometimes it's just too annoying.