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Re: Starting Seedlings

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Actually, I have never had success separating seedlings.  However, 
I do pot up (ie, take a plant and put it into a larger container.

My problem is when I thin the plants, the plant being taken out is 
killed.  I just  cannot get the hang of gently teasing the baby roots 
apart.

But it seems such a waste to start a tomato in a 4 or 6 inch pot.  So 
I start in cell packs and transplant the whole thing into a 4 inch pot 
when the plant is large enough.

On 11 Nov 99, Patricia Santhuff wrote:
> 
> My main objection, though, is that she has a two-step method that I
> would prefer NOT to use, unless it's just the ONLY way to do things.
> That is, she suggests you sprout the seeds to just before or just
> after the first set of true leaves, then transplant them to some sort
> of larger container with soil, and then at some later point to the
> garden. I would vastly prefer transplanting just once -- to the
> garden. 
> 
> Am I off base? 
Lorraine Young, Southern Ontario
lyoung@npiec.on.ca


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