Overcrowding ???!!

[rst]

Hey all
Now I only planted rocket & Mustard last wednesday so they are still very young
They are really close together , as I accidently planted a lot of seeds
when should I thin them out ...?! In a couple of weeks or should I do it now ? ! They are very small though .. also how do I actually thin them out! Or should I just leave them (Do i actually need to thin them out ??!)

[Two_Sheds]

Are you on the sauce RST? You already posted a thread about thinning out: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ngs_51074.html

[rst]

Are you on the sauce RST? You already posted a thread about thinning out: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ngs_51074.html

Well I put more detail in the question and I really wanted some detailed answers ... ???!!! I also asked a few different questions !! Please help me ..!!

[rustylady]

But you don't say where you are growing them (pots or open ground) or how close together they are at the moment

[Jeanied]

Take a pair of scissors and snip the tops off - that is the easiest way to thin. Do this after your seedlings have started growing their second pair of leaves. Thin out your mustard and rocket to 2 inches or so between plants.

Or you could pull up the unwanted ones, give them a rinse and eat them as an early salad treat.

[Two_Sheds]

Now I only planted rocket & Mustard last wednesday so they are still very young

What type of mustard?

I accidently planted a lot of seeds

Easily done

when should I thin them out ...?

Next Wednesday

how do I actually thin them out!

you literally pull them up & out. If your fingers are too big & clumsy, just nip off the stems with fingernails

should I just leave them (Do i actually need to thin them out ??!)

You could just let them grow a bit, then use the thinnings as sandwich filling/salad

[rst]

But you don't say where you are growing them (pots or open ground) or how close together they are at the moment

Very close toghether I mean in bunches really close ! and it is in open ground!

[rst]

What type of mustard?


Easily done



Next Wednesday


you literally pull them up & out. If your fingers are too big & clumsy, just nip off the stems with fingernails


You could just let them grow a bit, then use the thinnings as sandwich filling/salad

If i want to use the thinning in a sandwich when should I thin them out !
When you say next wednesday do you mean this coming one ?!
It says Oriental colour and bite mustard !

[rst]

What type of mustard?


Easily done



Next Wednesday


you literally pull them up & out. If your fingers are too big & clumsy, just nip off the stems with fingernails


You could just let them grow a bit, then use the thinnings as sandwich filling/salad

Take a pair of scissors and snip the tops off - that is the easiest way to thin. Do this after your seedlings have started growing their second pair of leaves. Thin out your mustard and rocket to 2 inches or so between plants.

Or you could pull up the unwanted ones, give them a rinse and eat them as an early salad treat.

what od you mean by second set of leaves ?! The rocket has 4 leaves on each stem .. ?!

[Two_Sheds]

If i want to use the thinning in a sandwich when should I thin them out !

The next time you have a sandwich

The seedlings are edible: better to eat them than to just throw them away. Is your mustard the large hot red mustard? If so, it needs to be about 6" away from its nearest neighbour. They last all winter too, good winter salad crop that

[Jeanied]

what od you mean by second set of leaves ?! The rocket has 4 leaves on each stem .. ?!

Most seedlings start off with a pair of leaves - the seed leaves. Then the second set starts to grow through. The second set of leaves tend to be a different shape to the seed leaves, and are the first 'true' set of leaves for the plant.

It sounds like your rocket has got to this stage.

[rustylady]

Very close toghether I mean in bunches really close ! and it is in open ground!

I thought you said that your garden was all lawn - did the parents relent and let you dig some up?

[rst]

I thought you said that your garden was all lawn - did the parents relent and let you dig some up?

No i used some of the front garden ..!

[rst]

Most seedlings start off with a pair of leaves - the seed leaves. Then the second set starts to grow through. The second set of leaves tend to be a different shape to the seed leaves, and are the first 'true' set of leaves for the plant.

It sounds like your rocket has got to this stage.

So i should thin the rocket now ?! Even though it is very small and i plated it only last wednesday ?!

[rst]

The next time you have a sandwich

The seedlings are edible: better to eat them than to just throw them away. Is your mustard the large hot red mustard? If so, it needs to be about 6" away from its nearest neighbour. They last all winter too, good winter salad crop that

Yes they are ... Mhmm and bout the seedlings it doesn't matter what size they are you can still eat them ..?!