Reuse thinned seedlings – Transplanting of very young seedlings –

Hi.

“Thin out” It is a work that I feel the waste of the seedlings. I know that leaving healthy seedlings leads to good results, but would you like to use thinned seedlings? I would.

So, in this article, I’ll introduce How to transplant very young seedings such as thinned seedlings.

For example, look at this Marigold seedling.

It was one of them below.

Please read through the all contents (take 2-3 min.) and then start work because you understand what you should prepare. I don’t recommend working on reading.

Table of Contents

• Point 1: Don’t hurt the roots as you can
• Point 2: Use gardening trowel skillfully
• Point 3: Care 3-7 days after the transplanting
• Summary

Point 1: Don’t hurt the roots as you can

If you cut the roots, your seedlings get less power of sucking water and are likely to fall over to the soil. So, you should be careful not to cut the roots as you can. 

When you transplant from a mini pot

Pour water into a bucket and gently loosen the root in it.

When you transplant from a flowerpot or planter

Keeping wet the soil in advance, the root will become hard to break. I recommend dig up the root gently with a gardening trowel rather than pull out the seedlings.

Point 2: Use gardening trowel skillfully

This point is important when you transplant to new space or pots. By using a gardening trowel, you can do next procedure smoothly. 

Note:

When the soil you will plant the seedlings to is dry, water it well. 

When the soil is firm to root for the plants, it is better that you cultivate the soil with a gardening trowel or hoe.

Transplanting procedure is here. (I use a leaf instead of a seedling)

1. Hold the gardening trowel with the surface on which the soil is placed facing you.

2. Stick it into the soil to the same depth as the length of the root of the seedling you are planting.

3. Tilt it toward yourself and remove it slowly.

　

4. Put seedling into the hole you made and gently return the soil.

5. Water well.

Finish.

You may be able to do this procedure quickly after trying several times. 

Point 3: Care 3-7 days after the transplanting

Lastly, it is about caring. During the above procedure, the roots should be cut little even if you did it carefully. So, the plants need care.

Basically, your cares are two. They are

• Avoiding direct sunlight
• Avoiding strong wind

I wrote 3 case. Please check them if necessary.

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The case you transplanted to a small pot or planter.

Bring it into your room and put it on a place where hit sunlight through the window. 

The case you transplanted to a large planter.

I recommend putting on a place where hit the sunlight in half a day or in the shade of a tree. Work in non-sunlight hours.

The case you transplanted to a flower bed or garden.

Choose a cloudy day or use something to shade sunlight. Please note that the seedlings will wither rapidly when exposed to direct sunlight on a hot day.

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In every case, if the leaves grow normally and you feel that the leaves are not wither, please take them to sunny place. If you try it for a few hours and your seedlings stay healthy, it's a mission complete.

Summary

In summary, I would like to say these two points.

• Transplant carefully
• Care the seedling not to wither

Also, I didn’t write above, watering is the same as many other plants. Basically, when the surface of the soil is dry, give it enough water to drain it from the bottom when you plant in a pot or planter. 

By the way, I showed you a Marigold at the first of this article. It was put on a place where hit the sunlight in half a day for a week, and then grew at a sunny place. So, I guess one week is enough to recover.

Thank you for your reading! See you again!