““Thinning is a lot of work and also seems to disturb the roots of the remaining plant, and that’s not good. But then I thought of an absolutely perfect solution. If you plant just a few seeds—a pinch—in each hole and two or three seedlings come up, you just take a pair of scissors and snip off all but the strongest one. That eliminates any disturbance of the plant you want to keep, and you’re not tempted to replant the others. The only thing you need to do is just muster the courage to make that initial snip and it’s all over.””
