The plant will forget the trauma of being pricked out
when it tastes the delectable new lunch treats in the
second at. This process minimizes shock and even
fosters growth. Finally, a splendid GROW BIOINTENSIVE
“dinner” greets the plant in the growing bed! With this
kind care and stimulated healthy plant growth, there is
less likelihood of insect and disease damage. In the
GROW BIOINTENSIVE method, pricking out and
transplanting can stimulate growth rather than slowing it
down.
Seedlings from broadcasted seed are ready to be
pricked out after their cotyledons (the 9rst “seed leaves”
that appear, although they are not true leaves) have
appeared and before their roots are too long to handle
easily. You should do the second pricking out (if it is
called for) when the seedlings’ leaves have just begun to
touch each other.
To prick out seedlings, 9ll a 3-inch- or 6-inch-deep at
with at soil, and mound the soil slightly (remember to
9ll in the corners). Use a widger or kitchen knife to
loosen the soil under the seedlings so you can lift out 1
seedling at a time, holding it by its cotyledons and
keeping as much soil on the roots as possible.
Place the widger or kitchen knife into the soil of a
second at at a slight backward angle, just behind where
the seedling should be, and pull the widger toward you
to open a hole.
Let the seedling drop into the hole, placing it a little
deeper than it was in the 9rst at. For many crops,
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