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Q.How many seeds?

Zone 9 | Sweetnut1 added on July 17, 2012 | Answered

Your instructions say how deep to plant, but not how many seeds to put in each one. Please help.

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Nikki
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Answered on July 17, 2012

As a general rule of thumb: three. This allows for the possibility of at least one not germinating or being eaten (by birds, etc.). Once they come up and reach about 6 inches height, you can thin it down to the strongest plant (or two).

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