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Pricking out zinnias

Dirty HarryDirty Harry Posts: 1,048
Sowed 15 in a seed tray the weekend before last and 13 have germinated, only took a few days for them to appear too.

Have since read the odd article saying they hate getting transplanted and it might be best to prick them out before they get too big. Can anyone offer any experience with these?

Was planning to pot them up and then mass them in a container once my foxgloves are done flowering.

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  • Dirty HarryDirty Harry Posts: 1,048
    This is their size just now.


  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve never had a problem with them after pricking. I wouldn’t do it yet, they’re a bit small, wait for the true leaves.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Dirty HarryDirty Harry Posts: 1,048
    edited June 2020
    Cheers.

    Had read an article on gardenersworld saying to wait for the second set of leaves but in the photo shown in the article there was only one set of leaves, just to add to the confusion...
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