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Thinning crowded seedlings

Agriculture · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes

Thinning removes extra seedlings so the remaining plants have the planned spacing, light and water.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. What crop management practises are
  2. Spacing and plant population
  3. Thinning crowded seedlings
  4. Gapping empty spaces
  5. Why weeds harm the crop
  6. Physical weeding safely
  7. Earthing-up selected crops
  8. Presenting why management matters