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Sowing seeds thinly?

03-06-2011 06:00PM

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jprboy

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I have carrot seeds which the packet advises me to sow thinly.
What exactly does this mean?

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#2 03-06-2011 07:43PM

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It means drop them well spaced from each other because most of them will germinate then you will have to pull some of them out to give the rest room to grow.

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#3 07-06-2011 09:20PM

tara2

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spread thinly but not to far apart

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