Carrot seeds are small, and it's hard to space them out properly when
planting them. So once they are up and growing, you pull out the seedlings
that are too close together, to give the rest room to grow. When they are
very small, you simply discard or compost them. You can thin again later in
the season and enjoy the thinnings as baby carrots. Don't bother trying to
transplant them---carrots don't transplant well.

You can also mix the seeds with a small amount of dry sand, or dried coffee
grounds, to make it easier to spread them out more evenly.

Good luck and have fun,
Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA


"Goose" wrote in message
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hello!

we just moved to a house that has a small front and back yard.

i have never grown anything before in my life and am now trying to
grow some vegetables.

i bought a pack of carrot seeds. some of the jargon really confuse me.

at the back of the packet it states, "when seedlings have 3 leaves,
thin to stand 2 inches apart". the term "thin"...does that mean that i
have to slowly pull the seedlings from the earth and then transplant
them to another part?

then the instructions continued,"plant every 3 weeks until two months
before the season's end." what does this mean? does it mean that i
divide the seeds into three ways and grow each part every three weeks?
or something else?

can i grow them in containers?

any advise is gratefully appreciated. layman terms please.

-goosy