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title: "Hello peeps! I am growing cabbages and I watched a video that said…"
description: "Hello peeps! I am growing cabbages and I watched a video that said cut off the weaker one, I think when they have their first real leaves. But I am not really…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Mary 🪴"
published: "2025-05-09T13:42:08.756143Z"
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# Hello peeps! I am growing cabbages and I watched a video that said…

_Posted by Mary 🪴 on 2025-05-09_

Hello peeps! I am growing cabbages and I watched a video that said cut off the weaker one, I think when they have their first real leaves. But I am not really sure when I should cut back the smaller one. I will send a picture and you can tell me when lol. Thank you!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/UUt6jHCLAiAI-_jypiuONBt4CEtvjfWm_5T19GI9I-k/B4PTcERITIy3Fx2s1zcrkw.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Mary 🪴 commented on 2025-05-09

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/UUt6jHCLAiAI-_jypiuONBt4CEtvjfWm_5T19GI9I-k/SW_vRWm-S5Gcvy3yn5_i0w.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/UUt6jHCLAiAI-_jypiuONBt4CEtvjfWm_5T19GI9I-k/t1M1l9KpRSSABG_E5bwYyA.webp?size=large)

### Mary 🪴 commented on 2025-05-09

Just to clarify, I mean cut back one per square so each square has only one.

#### RedLilly replied on 2025-05-11

When the true leaf set grows in, what I do if I have more than one plant growing per cell, is empty the cell/plug and gently pull apart the seedlings. Then I transplant them into smaller seedlings pots, putting one seedlings in each pot. Granted this is if you have the room for it all😅 if not, discard the smaller seedlings from each cell/plug and continue growing until your next transplant.

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