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Re: New tomato seedlings


OK, thanks, and should I transplant them into larger pots at this time or
wait for more leaves to develope?  I'm not to clear on exactly when I should
re-pot. Dot

Dot Geib
Pitt Meadows, BC Canada
Zone 7/8


At 11:57 AM 2/10/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Dot,
>
>Don't pinch off until you have a set of true leaves. By that point you
>should be able to tell which will be the best. Then keep the sturdiest
>looking one -- thickest stem, not leggy, healthy color, etc. Use snips to
>cut the seedlings, don't pull. And you do have to destroy them, otherwise
>all plants in a given pot will be weak and leggy and not worth anything.
>
>Natalie McNair-Huff
>Happily Gardening in Tacoma, WA Sunset zone 5; USDA Zone 7/8
>Publisher/Editor Mac Net Journal http://www.blol.com/web_mnj/
>


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