How to Thin Seedlings With Confidence!
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- Thinning seedlings is an essential step to having a successful garden. In this video we will cover how to thin seedlings, gain confidence, and become more successful with your garden. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
For those wondering about the sound I am SORRY. The mic was half plugged in and it caused some popping, but also caused the external mics to be used and this was not my intent.
You're the best! Spent my entire quarantine watching your videos, and as a first-time gardener, I am happy to say my balcony garden is looking great! I NEED your Trifecta+, when do you think it'll back in stock?
MIgardener How long is the waitlist for Trifecta? Is it typically readily available? Just planning in case I can’t get any.
How do you thin romaine lettuce seedlings properly?
Micky Monday back in stock! Just got a notification
You could have fixed much of the problem with a high-pass filter. That rumble is quite painful when wearing headphones.
Thinning seedlings is incredibly difficult to do on an emotional level. lol. I really appreciated this video. I always wondered what made a seedling 'better' and was just winging it before!
I feel where you are comming from. This video made me think about it in a different way.
I've heard some describe the role that we humans can play in nature like this:
In nature the element of movement is very important. (animals move seeds around etc).
Only we humans can do it in a conciuss way with intent behind it. And by doing this - we can have a very positive symbiotic relationship with and impact on nature.
When it comes to thinning seedlings - we might play the role that the animals and weather conditons would normally play if the seedlings were starting outside - only we can do it deliberately with the intent of creating the strongest healthiest plants.
I hope this makes it easier for you if you thin seedlings.
I feel similar ways when cutting branches, cutting down trees and pulling weeds. It can seem harsh sometimes but the mindset that somethings comes with permaculture perspectives really helped me a lot
@@Julie-bp1zf That is a wonderful perspective to take 😊
I threw a whole pack of old Beefsteak Tomato 🍅 seeds in a large pot and was shocked to see almost all of them sprouted AND LOOKED STRONG AND HEALTHY!! Sooo....I called neighbors to offer to bring them some baby plants. 🌱 They were thrilled. And I felt better, knowing that I had found some seedlings good homes. The rest I culled and put the weakest plants into the compost pile. ❤️ your videos!! Please keep them coming!! God bless and keep you and yours safe and well!!
oh yeah. tomatoes seeds are no joke. I think i may start a tomato seedling business because they are so easy to germinate and that's what most people buy. tomatoes are super forgiving. Thanks for sharing with the neighbors!
@@kosycat1 Three years ago I had one of those monster plants - a huge producer. On a whim I took some of the fruit, and saved the seeds. Didnt know what I was doing, just put them on a paper towel and forgot about them. I planted them two weeks ago, and they are coming up strong! I've got big plans this year.
My beefer seeds i saved from last year are taking off. My question is instead of thinning can they be separated so i can share with my neighbour.
@@philott8054 , were you able separate them easily? Did they survive the move? Thanks!
@@seaglass8940 was able to separate and up size the container. They are pushing 24in tall now. I have them in a cold frame outside waiting for warmer weather to plant. Will be in low 50s day and low 30s at night.
Just starting my first garden with my wife. I haven’t planted seeds for over 25 years when I was a little kid! This channel has motivated me tremendously thank you!
Yours is my "GO TO" site for information on gardening, which I share with anyone who asks me questions about gardening! Keep them coming!
I appreciate all your videos! Never thought I would be watching and listening to such a young person about how to do gardening. Have been doing it all my life. But I have learned quite a lot from you. Thank you and keep up the good work. By the way, I'm 73. Thank God I can still do it.
Even as an experienced garden, I learnt new things. It never hurts to go over the basics and fill gaps in knowledge.
Agree. I’ve been gardening for nearly 20 years and I still learn new techniques and skills watching MIG. Keep ‘em coming!
Agree. This was a great video
The timing of this video was perfect finally thinned out some of my seedlings i may have waited a little too long but i feel so bad doing it 😂
I always put the effort into gently separating them. I feel like if they put the effort into trying to survive and grow for me, then I should put the same amount into letting them.
do you live in Hawaii? If yes, do you sew seeds outside?
This is the kind of thing I need to know keep making these basic videos for a bit please and thank you
Agree!
I love that you’re putting out basic starting info - this is what I really looked for in the beginning of my gardening journey so thank you! I’m at a place now where I’m 4-5 years in. I made a BILLION mistakes (and still continue to) and I’m needing more guidance on specific crops and looking for info that’s more scientific like ‘what to add to my soil when my leaves start to go yellow’ or like what crops like what type PH values or if I should always keep my tomatoes and potatoes separate (literally just made that up) etc... I start seeds (and have bought a ton from you so thank you!) and am decent at keeping things alive now. I guess I’m just in that not quite beginner but still don’t know exactly what I’m doing - if that makes sense.
This is my first successful seed starting year (so far) so yes, this was helpful. I usually buy transplants but decided to buy some MIgardener seeds and try again in case transplants weren't available and to try things that aren't usually available. Glad I did, considering what's going on.
I feel so bad thinning the plants lol even though they are just plants. Seems wasteful. I’m weird like that
I am just like you.
Jefferey Hopkins lol 😂
daniellettacyann : same! I always wait till the plant gets a little bigger and then I dump out the dirt gently and separate them as best I can 😂
ForeverPlumerias lol i have done that in the past
Same. I didn't expect to have so many seeds grow.
I'm not a cut throat gardener so I buy my seeds from migardener and only plant one per block and I dont have to thin and so far the past 2 years I've only had ONE block that didnt germinate!
That's what I did when I planted out my second tray a few weeks after my first!
I like to start my seeds in a wet paper towel sealed in a ziplock bag. So when it's time to and they germinate I know how many I'll be planting later on.
and you can reuse that unsprouted block...
This video was exactly what I was looking for and really helped me decide on what to trim I think I waited a bit long but trays look nice know and we will see what the next few days bring thank you
Hi Luke,
I finally managed to start all my plants from seed this year instead of buying transplants (because I usually procrastinate too long). I really appreciate all of your videos even though I have been doing this for decades because there is always some tidbit of information to absorb and file away. I can honestly say you have made me a much better gardener.
This was the first season that I am using your seeds since I only just found you this last year. So far I am really impressed.
Thank you for all you do.
Take care, stay safe and all the best from California 💛
I give my thinned seedlings to my chickens. They love them! You can eat them too!!
Oh yes! I forgot you can eat sprouted seedlings and they are very nutritious! Thank you!
Luke, your videos are very helpful! We are 2nd year Gardner’s and have been drinking up all the information your videos offer. For this we are very grateful!
I'm newer to growing seedlings, not to gardening, and I find these more basic videos very helpful. Thank you!
This is exactly what I needed - thank you! Growing from seed for the first time for my indoor container garden while in stay-at-home mode, blessed with an excellent south-facing window.
This was the perfect time for me to see this video. Working on thinning and repotting seedlings right now. I'm growing so many new things and growing bigger than ever this year. I owe it to your help along the way with you content. Thank you
I really appreciate your mix of offerings for gardeners of all levels. It's great to review the basics, even if one has been doing this for a while! I often re-watch your planting guides just to refresh my memory. (I had totally forgotten about the tip of compressing the soil when transplanting broccoli seedlings!) Thanks for so much wonderful material, and for your high-energy delivery style. I NEVER have to play your videos at 1.5x speed!
This is one of the very best, most informative videos that I have seen. So clear and concise, will definitely be sharing and following. THANK YOU!
This was immensely helpful! I have been a gardener for a long time but the last time I started stuff from seed was way back in high school and I’ve been out of practice on this skill for a while and it’s been so great to go over some refresher courses. I started watching your channel about 2 weeks ago and it has inspired me so much! Thank you for all you do! GREAT CONTENT!
I’m learning so much. I can’t thank you enough. Blessing to you and yours. 😊
I am a beginner gardener so I am soaking up all your info. You are one of 5 other gardeners I watch on UA-cam. Please keep doing what you do, and I'll grow with you!!
Thanks!!!
This helps for sure! I just planted and will be needing to use this information shortly. Thanks!
I just started my garden!
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE USEFUL INFORMATION.
This was a very helpful video. I now have a better understanding about thinning. Thanks for sharing
More beginning gardener how to step by step start a garden from scratch videos are helpful. I am searching them on your youtube and appreciate it, though as I beginner I am not sure which videos a need to watch and a series with all of those videos put together would be so time saving and helpful. Thanks for all the awesome content. It is saving me. :)
Great video! I am 28 and did several midsized gardens in my early twenties, missed several years of gardening, and am getting back in this year with an all container approach. This video is in a way very basic, but while I have kinda always known this intuitively, hearing a professional talk about it in depth and confirm it is really helpful and a great confidence booster. Thank you for making and posting this.
I appreciate all the information. A lot of videos out there don't hit thinning so thoroughly. I'm just starting on growing for the first time. So videos like this help boost my confidence that the little seedlings are going to be healthy!
Your videos are phenomenal! Really solid information on a variety of topics that a beginner can incorporate into their fledgling attempts. I had two seasons that were so bad, no yield whatsoever, that I didn't even try on the third year. I found your videos and they let me see were some of my mistakes were being made so I am going to give it another try this year.
I follow content providers on other topics. Your channel came up in the chat room of a podcaster who discusses esoteric and astrological subject matters. One follow recommended you to someone else when asking about starting a garden. I thought that was pretty awesome.
I've gardened a lot over the years, but sort of haphazardly. This is the first year that I've taken it seriously, and you're videos have helped me TREMENDOUSLY in understanding the *why* behind what I saw my parents/grandparents do. Thank you!
Thank you for your videos. I have been gardening since I was a girl helping Mom in her garden. It is one of the most fulfilling jobs I have ever done. Over the years I have had some great crops and some pitiful ones. I didn't always figure out why they turned out that way. Your tip about starting onions from seed instead of starts was the information I was lacking on why I did better with seeds. Your never too old to learn and I really appreciate you turning me into a better gardener in my senior years. I sent a link to one of your videos to my Granddaughter. Hopefully, she won't make some of the mistakes I have made over the years. Keep up the good work.
I came across this video just in time :) this is my first year growing some seedlings and had the thought tonight I should probably do some thinning. Your videos have been awesome, wish I did more research 3 years ago when I started my garden, think these would have help me from a lot of heartache. So here's hoping to a better year! Please keep the videos coming.
I’m a fairly new gardener and so appreciate your videos so much because they help me realize what mistakes I’m making or have made. Thank you so much for all your help and keep safe and good health to you and your family ❣️🤗❣️
This was definitely helpful. This is the first year I’ve tried growing from seed and I’m muddling my way through it. This was exactly what I needed to know when I needed to know it.
I love the name of this video, with confidence... That is very important! I'm a new gardener and am always unsure what I'm doing lol. When looking for a video...I'm looking to learn and be able to be more confident in the garden so Thank You!
I’m new to the channel, but not to gardening, and I’m loving the content. You express the ideas simply and make gardening accessible to more people. Thank you! I think the subject matter and timing of this video are just right, keep up the good work!
Luke, your thinning seedlings video taught me a ton. I am a novice gardener and started all my seeds directly in the new raised beds. Things are popping up and I had all kinds of questions about thinning. Now I know how to do it. You are the GUY ! BTW I watch MIGardener videos almost everyday. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. PNW architect.
Thank you for the great info, I just learned that I am the reason my plants struggle, I have been waiting too long then yanking them out by the leaves.
Thanks for addressing grower confidence in when to thin. That's why I wait! 😅
Absolutely helpful. I’ve only been gardening to put up the last few years. We’re in upstate northeast NY. We use raised beds here as the ground just grows rocks. And boulders. And breaks rototillers. Thank you!
Northern MN gardener here! Thanks for sharing this. Weather this year is working in our favor!
Yes, this was very helpful and not to basic at all. I was actually just thinking about how to thin my radishes that I had planted. From the past videos I've watched I'm confident in not thinning my leafy greens and letting them figure that out. Thank you!
FOR A BEGINNER LIKE MYSELF, THIS WAS A PERFECT EXPLANATION. THANK YOU.
Wow look at that hair helmet! I'm feeling the quarantine pain too my dude. Another great vid.
Thank you this is my second year gardening and I started a few things indoors.
Awesome topic for my current PNW gardening! Victoria, 🇨🇦 Canada.
You can’t be easy on plants, only push the best forward, more starts to select from is the easiest path for me.
When I first started gardening, I was very sensitive toward each plant, that didn’t last long.
One only has so many springs, make the most of each one.
I have really enjoyed your videos the last few months. I'm in central Alabama but have learned so much as a beginner gardener from your channel. Your seedlings are gorgeous! I didn't buy enough grow lights and many of my seedlings are getting leggy. Going to plan next time to get lights like you have in your grow room. Thanks for making gardening easier to understand and so encouraging.
This was great... I am a first year gardener and with the success of the summer crop I am trying my hand at sowing seeds indoors. Please keep your content at this level.
Thank you so much for your video series. I truly appreciate how you break things down to the simplest terms and then rebuild the idea step by step. I feel you do a great job of elucidating the main ideas in each video. Keep up the great work. You are doing more than your part to make the world a better place.
Thank you so much! I needed to know this more than ever! This year I'll do it RIGHT because of you. Thanks again!
Cheers luke. Growing for a few years now, still handy to have a reminder or 2 like this.
I really needed to hear that confidence bit, so thank you for that. My seedlings all failed last year, and this year, so far, so good, but I'm gonna wait a little bit longer before thinning
Loving your channel and enjoying the many topics you cover as I watch my indoor spring starts begin to sprout and grow :) I feel that you cover a really great range of topics and would say just keep doing what you're doing 'cause it's awesome. Some of it is refresher for me, but for first-time gardeners, having those basics will ensure a good understanding of the fundamentals right from the get-go. Looking forward to your ongoing posts, thank-you SO MUCH for sharing your gift and passion for gardening with us!
Thank you so much for this video! I didn't have any clue how to choose which plants to survive. I thinned them as soon as I finished this video and am so glad that now I know how many more seeds to start. Thank you!!
I really appreciate this video. This is my first year growing by starting indoors, so this is just what I needed! Thanks!
This is exactly what I needed! Thank you! I direct sowed everything (no space inside) and romaine, spinach, kale, beets, cabbage and peas are up! I even have some clusters of black eyed Susans that have stopped growing. Looks like I'm snipping tomorrow!!
Great content! I'm a newbie and I'm so relieved. I've never thinned before. This could be why my plants have been so crowded with smaller fruits. I just hate to pull them. This is certainly going to help this season. Currently waiting for my seeds to sprout. I'm so excited!! Thanks so much!! Because of your videos, my garden gets better each year. 👍🏽
Very helpful and timely! Thank you. I'm starting a garden from scratch for a friend this year (1st time for me), and am following your videos closely.
I definitely need to grow my confidence in thinning! 😆 I hate to thin... It saddens me to think I'm losing plants. Thanks for these videos.
This video was very helpful! You provided the answers to all my questions. I was looking for inspiration and "courage" to thin, as well as the best way to do it. It certainly is a difficult task. This video gives me courage. I was also wanting to know when and how. When I saw you pull some and "clip" some with your fingernails, I wondered how to know which method to use. Later you explained. I believe I understood correctly that if the plant has grown enough to already have a strong root base, then the seedling needs to be clipped as opposed to pulled out. Thank you for producing such helpful videos!
Love your videos Luke. I have learned lots from you!!
I have been doing this but I do have to say it still answered questions i had so it is still perfect. I have been learning so much and been gardening 7 years now but you have given me the ability to grow my own and feen my family and my moms and others plus I share all your info too!!!
First time having my own garden. All your videos have been incredibly helpful and given me many ideas.
Thanks, I'm a new gardener and your videos are crucial to my journey
Thank you! I do enjoy your videos, I didn't find this too basic at all. This is the first year I'm starting my garden totally from seed. Because of the COVID pandemic, I can't run to the nursery to buy plants, and I need all the help I can find. This video is very helpful.
Thank you for all of your video. I dabble in gardening and really have learned a lot from watching you. I planted seeds this year didn't know what I was doing. I did learn from the experience tho.
Great video. Really valuable information for a beginner such as me. Thank you.
Enjoyed this video. I really like when you do “how to’s” and demonstrate. Keep it up and thanks for everything you do!
I just read that comment a few hours ago. Love the immediate response!
Luke,
I always learn something new.
Thanks for the, information on back to basics.
Newby gardener here 🙋🏻♀️ and this video was very easy to understand and helpful. Just planted my sage seeds so I will be saving this video to remember later, if I can get them to grow for me. Thank you!
Great video. I'm saving this for later; I think it would come in really useful in training new gardeners and volunteers in our greenhouses.
This was super beneficial for me! I’ve only ever had to thin seedlings once and it was for sweet peas, but this year we’re starting cucumbers and peppers and I’ll admit I’m a little nervous to thin, but your video gave me some confidence and really great tips. Thanks, Luke!
I thought this video was very helpful because you showed a variation in plants, and also gave visual examples of when to snip... I have had difficulties finding this kind of info in the past. Thank you!
I really appreciate your videos, thank you!
Thanks for all your hard work Luke! I really appreciate all the knowledge you share. This is probably one of the first videos of yours that I (personally) thought was more on the basic side, but I think it’s important to share this kind of info with new gardeners. I never used to thin my plants for all the reasons you listed. I thought it seemed wasteful. This is my fifth gardening season (as an adult... I gardened with my mom and grandmother as a kid) and I’m just gaining confidence in thinning. Great job and keep up the great content!
I’m going to start a vermicompost bin this week when my worms come in. Looking forward to that adventure for the first time. My compost bin just got maxed out so it was time... any updated advice you can share would be great!
Loving the content and timing is perfect!
Great Vid Luke, keep up the good work.
This year is my first time trying to plant seedlings. So far, so good and this is exactly the stage I'm at.
With limited space and grow lights, I've sowed some seeds outside into containers. Others, like tomatoes and peppers are under lights. Looking for clarification on which crops would benefit most from an early start indoors and which might do just as well directly sowed outside. (Zone 4b here) Nice work on your videos. Articulate and informative!
Good solid content, Luke. Thank you.
I’ve learned a lot from you. Thank you! This was my first year starting seeds and I’m wondering about the hardening off process. We have an unheated sunroom. My seedlings got too big for the little 1” squares and I moved them up to larger pots yesterday and placed in the sunroom.Hopefully I am not shocking them too much. I’m in zone 6B in New England. Maybe more content about that process would helpful.
this is so late but ime of a similar situation i got a fan and let it lightly and indirectly blow over them from a distance and then moved it closer after awhile but not making them flail around. or hand fan often w thick cardboard. the wind and light gets them thicker and taller from what ive seen
Out of laziness, I multi-sow Coleus. Of course, I get a dozen sprouts in a 1 inch cube. I then move them to a 2 inch cube. When they are 2 inches tall, I start to regret not carefully planting one seed per cube because I want them spread out. My work-around is just to water the cube, then pull it apart. Each half then goes into it's own 2 inch cube. I can even do that again when they are around 3.5 inches tall. The end result is 4 2 inch cubes, each with a couple of healthy plants.
I tried to do the same thing with Portulaca's and Pansies, but their roots seem too fragile. Maybe a good indicator of whether this will work is the fact that a Coleus cutting will easily root in water in 2 weeks?
Excellent, I just thinned our first EVER seedlings a few days ago. I'm going to have to thin them again either tomorrow or the next.
Thank you, this was really helpful, as a new gardener growing my first herbs from seeds!
Your info helps a lot. Great job!
Thanks for the video. While I've gardened for a few years now. Its nice to be reminded of or reinforced methodology.
I am comfortable with thinning but found your video very informative. I've been gardening for decades. My daughter is new to gardening and I'm sharing this with her! I was planning to step by step help her put in her first garden but with every thing going on I unfortunately have to try and avoid gathering together with her 😔 my oldest is in a higher exposure job and my youngest who is still at home has a very week immune system from her JIA so we need to avoid exposure 😔 thanks to videos like yours she can learn without my guidance. This info is golden for an inexperienced grower. Well done 👍🏻
Brilliant info, always helpful thz Luke
Your videos have helped me alot. I never was successful at planting seeds indoors before . But with your helpful tips. I am doing much better. Thank you so much
Great video with tons of great info and tips, so grateful for your insights!
Yes,yes it helped alot,thank you so much.I thought you only thined when they get their true leaves.Love your wisdom Luke.God bless you and yours.
These videos are great!!! I'm a brand new gardener! This is great to know. I was actually just wondering about this the other day!
Thanks so much. I've never done thinning with plants before and never really knew what that actually meant and how to do it. This video helped a lot with really good information.
Thanks so much for this video. I’ve been gardening for about 10 years now and never really knew what it looked like to thin out the plants. I originally thought it meant to separate them so you can have more than 1 plant boy was I completely wrong LOL this video was very informational
Exactly what I needed! Thank you!!
Great video, as usual. Very timely. Thank you so much!
These videos do help. Thank you for sharing your knowledge