How to get new seedlings out of plastic tray

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1:Prepare for Transplanting

Have The Planters or Garden Beds Ready Potting Soil OR Composted Garden Loam

2:Water the Seedlings

A few hours before you do transplant, water the seedlings well. These can be slipped out more easily to avoid root damage and hence reduce transplant shock.

3:Loosen the Soil

Carefully press the back of each cell in your seed-starting bin, to loosen up the dust and roots. You can use a tiny little tool like a butter knife or plant label to slide around the rectangle so you can gently push up against it and give them some coaxing out from either side of the tray.

4:Remove the Seedlings

Hold the seedling at its base and carefully remove it by its leaves or stem. Try not to be too hard so you do not break the plant.

5:Handle with Care

After removing from the tray, do hold the seedling by its leaves but not any other stem. The latter ones use unsupported tubular herbage as stems, which are very fragile and can be broken easily.

6:Transplanting

When the root system is well developed transplant it into te new container or garden bed at once. Plant it in the container at the same depth when they were growing. Compact the soil gently around the plant.