Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

Propagation/Greenhouse Management

48 | Unit 1.3

Appendix 8: Pricking Out Technique and

Depth of Transplanting

Gently prick out seedling from

densely planted flat

Place seedling in a new flat

planted at lower density

Plants sown at a high density

(e.g., 200/flat) are pricked out into

several flats at a lower density

(e.g., 50/flat) to mature

Proper transplanting depth

Appendix 8

Improper transplanting depth