We don't yet have enough information to advise. Can you show us pictures? Are they in modules, pots or trays? And what seedlings are these? The size on transplant depends partly on what you are growing.

Hi floral_uk

The trays contain mostly Zinnia. I have Cosmos and Bachelor Button and a couple of cukes.

I think the Zinnia is ready to go to the bed (after hardening them off) but I'm not sure about the Cosmos and cukes. If I transplant some of these seedlings I might have more room for the others to grow,

I wonder, though about hardening off some plants ands not others. Should I take the ones that are ready and put them in individual pots?

I think I may be speaking gibberish but if you follow me than i I would really appreciate your thoughts

I've enclosed tree pics

the Zinnia, the Cosmos and the cucumber

Thank you

Dale

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If they have been hardened off, put them in the ground.

tj

Yes. They are plenty big enough to go outside once they're hardened off.

Great! Yay!

Do i just scoop them out and put them in prepared ground? I have a mini spoon.

Also, should I use fertilizer mixed in the soil or will they be too sensitive and have their roots burned?

If you squeeze the modules then turn them upside down with the plants between your fingers they should come out easily. Personally, I rarely use fertilizer unless a plant looks as if it needs it. I would plant them, water them well and wait for them to grow away. Then fertilise if necessary. Much depends on what yor soil is like.

They're in a 4 cell x 6 cell tray so I don't think i can just turn them upside down.

As far as the fertilizer goes...i know that this is off topic but if you don't mind advising me, if my leaves (home grown or store bought,) are very light green or more toward yellow, should I add Nitrogen?

Yes, you can. We call those modules over here. You just need to do it carefully and keep fingers over the soil between the plants. The modules are flexible so you can manipulate them easily. Squeeze the sides first to loosen the root blocks. The plants should slide out before they are completey inverted. I do it all the time. If you are worried you can cut the trays into smaller sections eg 4 x 3.

Sorry, but I am not the person to ask about fertilising. I rarely do it. Once your plants are in the ground they’ll have access to more soil and they’ll probably green up.

Thanks floral!! I think I've got it

Wish me luck!

Do you want to seed planted pics?

By all means show us some pix.

I transplanted some beans yesterday. I tried to show the technique, although it's tricky taking photos with one hand while doing the job with the other!

Squeeze

Invert

Stop the soil falling out

Voilà

Thank you so much floral! Those pictures are perfect!

Alas, the transplantation of my seedlings didn't happen. As it turns out, i didn't harden the little guys off enough.

I brought them to my plot, turned to attend to something else, turned back and they had already wilted.

I tucked them into a shady spot and watered them. They looked much better when the time came to leave but I'll harden them off in the garden plot, in and out of the sun for a week and try again.

To harden seedlings off that have been started inside you need to begin with just an hour or so in the shade. Then back indoors. The ones in my pictures were hardened off for over a week finishing with a couple of days outside full time but near the back door and with an eye on the forecast. Not sure how you can do that outside in the plot. Do you have cloches/shades or something?

I've got the shade of neighbors raspberry bush. I have put both trays under and they perked up. What i'm doing now is to turn the trays daily so each side gets time in the sun. I'm going to pull them out further each day 'm thinking/hoping that this upcoming weekend that they may be ready for transplant into the garden but it seems that they rule the roost so we'll see...keep you posted

Hi floral

Just want to let you know, if you're still around, that the transplanting went beautifully

Thank you for all your help!

Now if it would just stop raining... :)

Take Care!

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wanted to send you a photo

Lots of rain and no sun. it spells disaster to me Too much sun, way to hard to manage

How'bout i send you a little fairy dust with water magics and you send me back a fairy packet of sun. Everybody will be happy

Where do you plant from?

" Where do you plant from? " Sorry, don't understand this question.

where are you from?

As it says by my name... SW UK, south west United Kingdom.

Btw I think you sent too much fairy dust. July was torrential. Those beans are loaded.

sorry bout that

our torrential rain has pretty much destroyed my vegie crop.

Zinnias, while not great, are producing