Are you supposed to thin Alyssum to a single tiny sprout?

[Guest]

Hopefully this isn't too off topic. I don't normally grow flowers other than marigolds.

Are you supposed to thin Alyssum to a single tiny sprout? They seen like a bunching plant when you buy them at the store.

Google definitely say to thin them down to a single sprout then space 6in or so when planting but what I'm used to seeing with store bought plants.

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[Aleta]

I don't. I just direct sow it in the ground and since seeds are tiny, I just sprinkle it where I want it. Nature will thin it if need be. In another group I'm in, we sow them freely and when it grows, we do an HOS (hunk o' seedlings) where we plant it in clumps.

[Anna]

Same with lobelia. not sure it's even possible to thin out what I planted.

[Gwen]

I grow tobacco and celery and it’s like trying to transplant embroidery thread.

[Kristine]

They are alyssum and you are fine to have the amount you have in each plug.

[John JL]

I just break them apart on the ground when planting and put where I want. Some are like impossible to split up, so I just don't bother.

[Mary]

No, you don’t thin out to a single plant, you bunch them together, same with lobelia.

I usually grow in large flat trays, sprinkle seed all over, 90% germinate normally, and once they are at a size that you can handle to leaves and avoid the roots, I scoop them into trays, similar to what you have done, and then pot on when bigger and hardier.