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title: "I scattered seeds for a wildflower garden but didn't do the best job…"
description: "I scattered seeds for a wildflower garden but didn't do the best job scattering. I've only grown from seed in starter containers, but I should thin these in…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "JessJ"
published: "2024-03-14T13:14:12.662015Z"
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# I scattered seeds for a wildflower garden but didn't do the best job…

_Posted by JessJ on 2024-03-14_

I scattered seeds for a wildflower garden but didn't do the best job scattering. I've only grown from seed in starter containers, but I should thin these in the ground too right?

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## 3 comments

### Chrissy commented on 2024-03-14

From my experience flowers from seeds will thin themselves out.

### Lolly commented on 2024-03-14

Yep! Flowers tend to thin themselves.

### JessJ commented on 2024-03-14

Okay great, thank you both for the expertise!

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