Newbie question about when to transplant

KathyDC · April 5, 2013

Hi everyone!

First time growing from seeds, so far so good. I've got 14 varieties happily growing in ProMix in my basement under lights.

I'm using NCtomatoman's dense planting method (though really only one of the cells is all that dense, most of the others have only 4-6 seeds sown).

ANYWAY, all of the tomatoes that are growing are beginning to show true leaves. So my question is, when to transplant into a 4" pot? I'm probably overthinking this, but should I be transplanting as soon as I see a little nub of a leaf? Or should I wait until the leaves are fully formed (not necessarily large in size, but at least formed enough to have a recognizable leaf shape).

Thanks for indulging me!

April 5, 2013	#1
KathyDC Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Suburban Washington, DC (Zone 7A) Posts: 347	Newbie question about when to transplant Hi everyone! First time growing from seeds, so far so good. I've got 14 varieties happily growing in ProMix in my basement under lights. I'm using NCtomatoman's dense planting method (though really only one of the cells is all that dense, most of the others have only 4-6 seeds sown). ANYWAY, all of the tomatoes that are growing are beginning to show true leaves. So my question is, when to transplant into a 4" pot? I'm probably overthinking this, but should I be transplanting as soon as I see a little nub of a leaf? Or should I wait until the leaves are fully formed (not necessarily large in size, but at least formed enough to have a recognizable leaf shape). Thanks for indulging me!