How to Transplant Seedlings: My High-Density Method

Learning how to transplant seedlings successfully can save you a lot of headaches. After all, you just went through the seed starting process..the last thing you want to do is ruin your precious seedlings by making an error in the transplanting!

I keep it simple here with this high-density method for transplanting greens: prep your soil, dig a hole, inoculate, and drop in your seedling. Backfill, water in, and you're good to go.

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[goducks]

Thanks for commenting on crops for shady areas. I don't receive constant sun throughout the day because of surrounding houses, so I'll have to be 'surgical' in what/ where I plant.

[Lisa-olih]

Can we please get a more in depth video about transplanting seedlings, or is this really all there is to it?

[despues]

planting straight into a large container vs seedling containers I was able to see massive growth

[DMArts]

That powdered product you use isnt sold here in NZ, but they sell another product which I think is similar.. Its called RootBlast, so I might try that

[ewellacres]

I find inter planting a good idea. It does not work as well when doing a commercial set up as it makes it more difficult to harvest multiple different crops and is not as efficient, however I find it ideal for smaller scale. They do a similar method on larger scale by doing crop rotations from season to season.

[nickpaarlberg]

Last time, I promise. So I transplanted my flowers and there were a couple issues. First, when I took them out a lot of the dirt stayed in the container and the roots were exposed. What is the best way to take them out? Another issue is that they are laying over on the ground, not perking up after 3 days. Also, I found out about hardening plants off and planting with sugar. Are either of those necessary for successful transplantation? Also, how long do they need to grow before transplanting?

[VagabondAnne]

Good idea about the interplanting. Doing more of that myself these days. Those cabbage loopers showed up and i just had to harvest everything and get it in the freezer before the loopers took over. Gonna be bold and start some kale now, hope those loopers got derailed by all the chard and spinach!

[ltlbnsgarden]

Great information about transplanting 😊

[ATFudgeAirsoft]

I literally can’t find an answer on google for my question so I came here.
Can you cut a tomato plant or any plant at the soil line because you planted store bought seedlings together and now they’re growing large too close to each other? Maybe 3-5 inches from each other?
Or can you cut it out with a shovel and remove the roots too. My fear is damaging the intertwining roots?
What should I do if my plants are too close to each other in a raised garden bed and are about 1-2 feet tall now?
We just planted the seedlings
we bought that were growing together in a small pot from the store. I now realize there are three separate plants growing basically right next to each other. Any advice would help. Thank you

[ninahennebry]

With lettuce do you thin them out before transplanting

[andremarcal]

mycorrysa and brassica?? Maybe bacteria would help most

[marydebonis]

I made the mistake of planting a couple of seeds in each seed pot and they all grew up. What do I do next? Can I separate them at this stage? Do I pull out and keep only one in each? please help

[therootandvein]

I was looking into the high density planting for tomatoes, but how would you transplant the seedlings from the treys!? Another guy was putting 20 tomatoes seeds in one cell. You wouldn't want to plant all of that together right!? That sounds like a mess! But it also sounds like a delicate process trying to seperate the tender seedling roots of 20 entangled plants. I found the method in the book epic tomatoes by Craig Lahoullier and watched his video but nowhere does it explain transplanting. And his comments are turned off on the video. Can you help? I'd love to save the space next year!

[alibimac]

Not sure about you, but normally a "little spade" is called a trowel.

[xx_noscope_xx]

is it ok to rip off a bit of roots by accident? please reply