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Livingstone daisy help

dean.davies1dean.davies1 Posts: 3
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Hi  I'm a total novice to growing flowers so any help is much appreciated.
I bought some Livingstone daisy seeds a small propogator and planted them 10 ago.
They have sprouted but I don't know if they are meant to look like they do.
To me it looks like there are too many for a small area and they look a bit thin.
Any advice on what to do next

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  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    Hi dean and welcome to the forum.
    The light levels at this time of year are not too good and that leads to tall, thin seedlings which can be a problem as they can end up falling over. It is a good idea to sow seeds sparingly so that they don't overcrowd the seed tray or, if you are overenthusiastic and chuck the whole packet in at once, be prepared to thin them out once they have germinated so that the remaining ones have a bit of room to spread out. Those that are left will need to be potted up into new compost once they are a bit bigger and you can plant them a bit deeper then so that the stems aren't long and lanky.
  • dean.davies1dean.davies1 Posts: 3
    Thanks for the reply
    Do I thin them out now and does that mean pull out some and leave the rest.Or do I leave them get bigger if so how big.
    Should I just start again and only put a few seeds in this time. I didn't expect them all to germinate tbh
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    The seeds are tiny, so mixing them with some silver sand enables you to  spread them very thinly. They need plenty of light so they don't get too drawn.
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    dean.davies1 said:
    Thanks for the reply
    Do I thin them out now and does that mean pull out some and leave the rest.Or do I leave them get bigger if so how big.
    Should I just start again and only put a few seeds in this time. I didn't expect them all to germinate tbh
    It means pull some out now, and leave the strongest ones. At the moment they are all fighting for light and nutrients so by removing a lot of them, the others can have room to grow a bit before you pot them on into a larger seed tray or individual small pots. Always handle the seedlings by the leaves when you are potting them up in order not to damage the stem. If thinning them out doesn't do the trick, you have plenty of time to start again.

  • dean.davies1dean.davies1 Posts: 3
    I'll do that and see how it goes.
    I'll get more seeds just in case it fails.
    Thanks for the advice
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    Well done!!
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Each seedling you have there will make one garden plant, I would work out how many you need and discard the rest. 
    I would say you have about a thousand plants there.
    Plant them where they will get full sun all day or the flowers won’t open.
    I grew them a few years ago just to fill a new border.



    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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