How do I "thin out" seedlings in my garden?

I am attempting gardening for the first time and started off with easy to grow wild flowers and herbs. So far so good but the instructions on the seed packages say to thin out seedlings once they appear.





I am not sure if I am to just break off the small leaves or do I pull out the entire thing stem, roots and all?





What is the point of thinning out? If I leave them as they are will it drastically effect the mature plants?

How do I "thin out" seedlings in my garden?
hi


I hope you will enjoy your new hobby, it is allot of work, but very satisfying and will be a great stress reliever.


You thin seedlings to let the stronger plants fully mature and produce better.


Wait until your seedlings are a a few inches tall before you thin them. You will completely pull the smaller ones up. In onions you can use them as green onions in salads etc. Be careful as not to thin too much. you may email me if you like and I will try to help you on individual plants. Good Luck and Enjoy.
Reply:You thin out the seedlings to help the other ones grow stronger. There's only so much space, soil, water, nutrients, etc. and if they're all competing , they'll all be weak and spindly. Can be tough to yank them out without uprooting others so try snipping them at ground level with a pair of cuticle scissors. That way you won't disturb the others.


Happy gardening!
Reply:You need to pull up the smaller weaker looking seedlings to give the others room to grow. They will probably grow whether or not you thin anything out but they will grow better and bigger if you thin them out a little.
Reply:Im a first time gardner this year as well I have been going to The Home Depot - The garden club, they have helped me so far