I usually grow sweet peas from seed, but the ones I planted this year did absolutely zilcho, so yesterday when I saw a cheapo pack of sweet pea seedlings, I thought well, it's much the same price as another packet of seeds, so why not?
The pack says "12 plants", but it is one of those polystyrene deelies divided into 12 cells and in each cell there are 4 little seedlings, each about 2-3" high, thin, with about 5 leaves. Now, I usually put 1 sweet pea seed in a single pot, so I'm not used to having all these little seedlings together.
My question is this: do I need to pot up all 4 seedlings in each pot, or can I separate them out so I end up with ... er... 48 (quick maths, there)?
Also, at what point do I pot them on when they're like this? I usually sow mine into larger pots than this, so I miss out the first stage, lol. Or do I leave them where they are until they are ready to be pinched out a bit? My peas, which I planted at the same time as my unsuccessful sweet peas, are about the same height but much sturdier little plants - these seem leggy by comparison.
The pack says "12 plants", but it is one of those polystyrene deelies divided into 12 cells and in each cell there are 4 little seedlings, each about 2-3" high, thin, with about 5 leaves. Now, I usually put 1 sweet pea seed in a single pot, so I'm not used to having all these little seedlings together.
My question is this: do I need to pot up all 4 seedlings in each pot, or can I separate them out so I end up with ... er... 48 (quick maths, there)?
Also, at what point do I pot them on when they're like this? I usually sow mine into larger pots than this, so I miss out the first stage, lol. Or do I leave them where they are until they are ready to be pinched out a bit? My peas, which I planted at the same time as my unsuccessful sweet peas, are about the same height but much sturdier little plants - these seem leggy by comparison.
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