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When is it to crowded for seedlings?

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Posted 3 years 1 week ago #67810
Hi there,

I’m a complete noob on everything gardening. I am fascinated by the art of bonsai. So I decided I could try out a new hobby.

The seedlings you see in the picture are exactly 1 month old. And I feel they are getting to crowded(there are 8 ‘taller’ seedlings en 3 smaller once). But I feel they are to young to transplant into bigger training container(s).

Can anyone give me some more insight when I should consider doing this?

Yes I know trees are not supposed to grow inside. But I do not own a balcony. And yes these seeds come from a ‘starter kit’. According to the kit these seedlings are from the jacaranda tree.
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Posted 3 years 1 week ago #67813
You can seperate them with some flowing water.
Get them out of the 'pot'. Let water gently run over the soil to wash it away, then roots will be visable, and gentle untangle them. Then pot them up again.
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Posted 3 years 1 week ago #67859
Yes, those are Jacaranda, and you can do it now, wouldn't be a problem, at this size they might have only the taproot, so there isn't much to worry... Or you can wait for some more seeds to germinate.
I have about 30 Jac. seedlings here, I removed from the tray about this size, and all survived with no issue.

The problem is a Jacaranda indoors, for those seedlings might be ok, but they are a full sun species... So it might be a problem in the future.
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