Dividing tomato seedlings

cjp1953 · April 30, 2016

Some of my seedlings are 2 to 3 inches high with 3 or 4 sets sets of leaves.I put 2 seeds per peat pellet.A couple pellets have very nice seedlings that are the same size but they are side by side touching.Can these be separated with out damaging the roots.I was going to just thin out the smaller looking one.But not all my seedling are doing that nice and may not make it.I want to make sure I have enough plants and at least 1 plant per type of tomato.I have 8 different varieties.I hate culling a healthy plant.

If you damage a few roots will that have an bad effect on the seedling?

April 30, 2016	#1
cjp1953 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cuyahoga Falls,Ohio Posts: 818	Dividing tomato seedlings Some of my seedlings are 2 to 3 inches high with 3 or 4 sets sets of leaves.I put 2 seeds per peat pellet.A couple pellets have very nice seedlings that are the same size but they are side by side touching.Can these be separated with out damaging the roots.I was going to just thin out the smaller looking one.But not all my seedling are doing that nice and may not make it.I want to make sure I have enough plants and at least 1 plant per type of tomato.I have 8 different varieties.I hate culling a healthy plant.If you damage a few roots will that have an bad effect on the seedling?

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Threaded Mode