Bee balm has gone absolutely nuts under lights…what do I do?
The only things I know for sure:
– Some of them must be sacrificed
– I don’t need this many beebalm seeds in cells lol
Should I reduce to 1 or two plants per cell?
Leave like half of em per cell?
Let them fight it out?
Do I trim with scissors rather than pulling them out and messing up roots?
by amilmore
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Nooooooooo! They aren’t tomato seedlings! You don’t have to sacrifice anyone.
IMHO bee balm doesn’t need to be thinned. Just make sure they’re watered and they’ll be fine. This is exactly how bee balm seedlings look in the wild.
Bee balm doesn’t really mind crowding at this stage. If you wanted to thin you’d just snip the heads off with scissors close to the dirt, pulling any out would risk the whole mass. But you do really don’t need to. Just plant the whole chunk and let nature sort out the rest.
My experience: plant em all, but still loosen the roots a tad bit. The best ones will eventually take over
Get a bucket or pail or bowl of water. Put the cell in the water. Let it soak. Tease apart the seedlings. They will all be fine and can all be used.
I just separated lavender seedlings. I used a chopstick to lift them out of the cells, then repotted. I went from 40 to 200….
