Tweet
This weekend I am thinking of choosing which of my tomato seedlings to keep and pot on and which to kill off. How should I choose which ones to keep? The tallest? The most leaves?
-
-
My priority would be to pick the healthiest. The tallest may be that way due to lack of light. Post a pic & lets see if they are ready.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Official Member Of The Nutters Club - Rwanda Branch.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
-----------------------------------------------------------
KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............
-
Keep them all or you may be reported to the RSPCT
Comment
-
Why would you kill them off?
Usually there are people who are happy to have your spares. If there's nobody in your immediate circle interested, there will be people on things like Freecycle, or neighbours you don't know yet on NextDoor.Comment
-
Why is it important that the leaves don't touch?Comment
-
Afraid I'm rubbish on picking only the best..I feel sorry for everyone and want to save them all, then when one breaks I'm gutted ..I always end up with too many
Northern England.Comment
-
There's always someone who's happy to take spares, our local charity shop soon finds homes for them.Originally posted by Chris11 View PostLocation....East Midlands.Comment
-
leaves touching can help spread disease between plants.
Aphids are vectors of disease and virus they can spread across plants.
Air circulation between plants at the correct temperature also helps healthy plant growth.
A plants natural growth pattern can be affected by objects in its way.... in annuals it is not so important, but in perennial plants you wish to grow an ideal specimen it is important to give space. So A head gardener I met once told me.
Before you spray a single thing,
sit down and read the silent spring.
Comment
-
Have a similar problem, 11 out of 12 germinated and grew, all look good. Only really have space for 6.
May have to locate a spare 5 or 6 pots.Comment
-
I think tomatoes always turn out healthy so only sow maybe one more than needed & then pot them all on,I have a few spares friends take home. If you pot some on in plastic cups,put them on a table saying free plants,someone might pick one up (depends where you live & if anyone walks past) you could make someone happy for months
Location : EssexComment
-
Give them to the school, that's what we did with a batch of courgettes we started. They were well appreciated for their growing areaBefore you spray a single thing,
sit down and read the silent spring.
Comment
Comment