Search
Latest topics
» What do I do with tomato plants?by SMEDLEY BUTLER Yesterday at 8:53 pm
» N & C Midwest—May 2024
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 7:14 pm
» Ohio Gardener's Greenhouse
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 7:02 pm
» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by OhioGardener 5/17/2024, 4:09 pm
» Compost not hot
by OhioGardener 5/17/2024, 8:05 am
» First timer in Central Virginia (7b) - newly built beds 2024
by flossy21 5/16/2024, 5:34 pm
» Help me correct my mistakes for next year please
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 5/16/2024, 4:46 pm
» Cabbage worms
by sanderson 5/16/2024, 1:34 am
» Complicated mixed up bunny poop!
by plantoid 5/14/2024, 7:20 pm
» They don't call 'em garden BEDS for nothing.
by sanderson 5/12/2024, 2:34 am
» Spring Flowers
by OhioGardener 5/9/2024, 12:02 pm
» Birds of the Garden
by OhioGardener 5/7/2024, 8:26 pm
» Greetings from Southport NC
by sanderson 5/6/2024, 4:36 am
» In the news: Biosolids in Texas.
by sanderson 5/6/2024, 4:19 am
» Rhubarb Rhubarb
by Scorpio Rising 5/5/2024, 7:57 pm
» Mark's first SFG
by markqz 5/4/2024, 12:08 am
» question about the digital tools from the sfg site.
by OhioGardener 5/2/2024, 4:50 pm
» Assistance Needed: Sugar Snap Peas Yellowing and Wilting
by Scorpio Rising 5/1/2024, 8:24 pm
» OMG, GMO from an unexpected place.
by sanderson 5/1/2024, 1:57 am
» N & C Midwest: March and April 2024
by Scorpio Rising 4/29/2024, 1:30 pm
» Lovage, has anyone grown, or used
by OhioGardener 4/29/2024, 12:27 pm
» New to SFG in Arlington, Tx
by sanderson 4/26/2024, 3:13 pm
» Soil Blocks: Tutorial In Photos
by OhioGardener 4/25/2024, 5:20 pm
» Manure tea overwintered outside - is it safe to use?
by Mhpoole 4/24/2024, 7:08 pm
» Advice on my blend
by donnainzone5 4/24/2024, 12:13 pm
» Senseless Banter...
by OhioGardener 4/24/2024, 8:16 am
» Kiwi's SFG Adventure
by sanderson 4/22/2024, 2:07 pm
» Sacrificial Tomatoes
by SMEDLEY BUTLER 4/22/2024, 10:36 am
» From the Admin - 4th EDITION of All New Square Foot Gardening is in Progress
by sanderson 4/21/2024, 5:02 pm
» Happy Birthday!!
by AtlantaMarie 4/21/2024, 6:56 am
Google
Seedlings: To transplant or not. A dilemma
+2
camprn
sarah465
6 posters
Page 1 of 1
Seedlings: To transplant or not. A dilemma
Well, I have done a silly : Blame it on class finals brain fry, but when we direct sowed our radish, spinach, rapini and kale seeds onto one of our 2x6 beds we sowed each type in an adjacent square instead of kitty corner like we've done in the past. So now we have 2x1 "columns" of each type of veggie.
We need to thin out all of the squares and I'm wondering if it's better to just leave the columns or to attempt to transplant (yikes!). Has anyone ever tried transplanting radish? The spinach is so delicate I think I'll leave that one alone, but I'm curious about the others.
This is what it looks like now:
Any ideas?
We need to thin out all of the squares and I'm wondering if it's better to just leave the columns or to attempt to transplant (yikes!). Has anyone ever tried transplanting radish? The spinach is so delicate I think I'll leave that one alone, but I'm curious about the others.
This is what it looks like now:
Any ideas?
sarah465- Posts : 19
Join date : 2013-05-05
Location : Vancouver Washington
Re: Seedlings: To transplant or not. A dilemma
Transplant to the spacing you would like, they will bounce back. I move small plants all the time. Hope you aced your finals!
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: Seedlings: To transplant or not. A dilemma
sarah....I agree that transplanting while young should work.
But what's wrong with 2 squares of a crop in the first place? I don't see any problem with it.
I often plant mine in a 'row' of squares.
Above: 2 squares shallots, 2 of Mizuna and next to that after the single line of radishes, is 2 squares of Tokyo bekana with 2 of Bloomsdale spinach beside those, which you can't see in the photo.
It works just fine.
What's the grater for?
But what's wrong with 2 squares of a crop in the first place? I don't see any problem with it.
I often plant mine in a 'row' of squares.
Above: 2 squares shallots, 2 of Mizuna and next to that after the single line of radishes, is 2 squares of Tokyo bekana with 2 of Bloomsdale spinach beside those, which you can't see in the photo.
It works just fine.
What's the grater for?
quiltbea- Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 82
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: Seedlings: To transplant or not. A dilemma
camprn: thanks I'll be transplanting them tomorrow then! I did ace them and got a 4.0 for the semester woo hoo!!
quiltbea: thanks for the input, I think I'll definitely go for it I don't know that there's anything the matter with doing it that way (in rows), just that we haven't before. I think the reasoning behind going kitty corner is for pest control. That way if one square of the veggie gets hit, hopefully the one kitty corner, or a few squares down will be okay.
And the box grater is covering a lid full of borax syrup soaked cotton balls. I'm trying to get rid of the ant colony that has made the bed its home and needed to do it in a way where the neighborhood cats and our two dogs wouldn't get into it. So far it seems to be working - fingers crossed
quiltbea: thanks for the input, I think I'll definitely go for it I don't know that there's anything the matter with doing it that way (in rows), just that we haven't before. I think the reasoning behind going kitty corner is for pest control. That way if one square of the veggie gets hit, hopefully the one kitty corner, or a few squares down will be okay.
And the box grater is covering a lid full of borax syrup soaked cotton balls. I'm trying to get rid of the ant colony that has made the bed its home and needed to do it in a way where the neighborhood cats and our two dogs wouldn't get into it. So far it seems to be working - fingers crossed
sarah465- Posts : 19
Join date : 2013-05-05
Location : Vancouver Washington
Re: Seedlings: To transplant or not. A dilemma
Clever way of covering the borax syrup cotton ball. I was wondering about the grater also! Your garden looks very nice!
Triciasgarden- Posts : 1634
Join date : 2010-06-04
Age : 69
Location : Northern Utah
Radish and other root transplants
Although you might get away with transplanting very young radish seedlings, you will find that the tap root is often damaged meaning you will get a very poor, twisted radish or turnip or whatever. I grow many of these in modules before planting out, but I prick them on as soon as the first seed leaves appear. Leaving them later I've found leads to misshaped roots.
As radish seed is so cheap and they grow so fast anyway, I really don't see much point in transplanting.
As radish seed is so cheap and they grow so fast anyway, I really don't see much point in transplanting.
Re: Seedlings: To transplant or not. A dilemma
BertieFox wrote:I grow many of these in modules before planting out, but I prick them on as soon as the first seed leaves appear.
This is our first time attempting radish, what do you mean by "prick them on"? Thanks for the input, I think I'll leave those guys alone for now
sarah465- Posts : 19
Join date : 2013-05-05
Location : Vancouver Washington
Re: Seedlings: To transplant or not. A dilemma
@ Triciasgarden
Thanks! My man did a lovely job building the boxes for us Hopefully we won't move before being able to get two growing years in at this house.
Thanks! My man did a lovely job building the boxes for us Hopefully we won't move before being able to get two growing years in at this house.
sarah465- Posts : 19
Join date : 2013-05-05
Location : Vancouver Washington
"Pricking them on"
Maybe this is an English expression but it just means moving tiny seedling plants into larger pots or spaced out in seed trays. I guess it's called 'pricking' on as you often used a tiny stick or sharp instrument to move the tiny plants.
Re: Seedlings: To transplant or not. A dilemma
sarah465 wrote:BertieFox wrote:I grow many of these in modules before planting out, but I prick them on as soon as the first seed leaves appear.
This is our first time attempting radish, what do you mean by "prick them on"? Thanks for the input, I think I'll leave those guys alone for now
Sarah,
Use the back of a teaspoon handle or similar thin bladed item asa mini spade to lift the baby plant out with some soil avoid damage to the root and plant stem and re pot .
Perhaps look up " Pricking plants out of the seed bed "
plantoid- Posts : 4097
Join date : 2011-11-09
Age : 73
Location : At the west end of M4 in the UK
Similar topics
» What a dilemma
» Fennel? Now?
» Tomato pruning dilemma
» Cucumber dilemma
» Dilemma About Where to Put My Boxes
» Fennel? Now?
» Tomato pruning dilemma
» Cucumber dilemma
» Dilemma About Where to Put My Boxes
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum