Transplanting Question

bughunter99 · March 26, 2011

Today I'm transplanting tomato seedlings into bigger containers. Normally I just have one seedling per starter cell. This year I had all kinds of germination issues so I ended up eventually with multiple seedlings in each cell.

I want my end result of transplanting to be only ONE of each variety. Is it better to:

1. Transplant the whole cell blob and just snip off the extra plants at the soil line ?
2. Separate the cell blob and just transplant the best looking plant?

Thanks in advance.

Stacy

tam91 · March 26, 2011

Hi Stacy. Check out this thread on dense planting (multiple seedlings in one cell):

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=437

I personally would want to pot up at least two of each, in case one (or more) dies or doesn't do well. You could always throw out the extras later, or give them to friends.

Tormato · March 26, 2011

Stacy,

Transplant the whole thing, wait a few days, and then snip off all but the stockiest one.

Tormato

bughunter99 · March 27, 2011

Thanks Tormato, that makes complete sense.

Stacy

March 26, 2011	#1
bughunter99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: zone 5 Posts: 821	Transplanting Question Today I'm transplanting tomato seedlings into bigger containers. Normally I just have one seedling per starter cell. This year I had all kinds of germination issues so I ended up eventually with multiple seedlings in each cell. I want my end result of transplanting to be only ONE of each variety. Is it better to: 1. Transplant the whole cell blob and just snip off the extra plants at the soil line ? 2. Separate the cell blob and just transplant the best looking plant? Thanks in advance. Stacy

March 26, 2011	#2
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Hi Stacy. Check out this thread on dense planting (multiple seedlings in one cell): http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=437 I personally would want to pot up at least two of each, in case one (or more) dies or doesn't do well. You could always throw out the extras later, or give them to friends.

March 26, 2011	#3
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	Stacy, Transplant the whole thing, wait a few days, and then snip off all but the stockiest one. Tormato

March 27, 2011	#4
bughunter99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: zone 5 Posts: 821	Thanks Tormato, that makes complete sense. Stacy