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Old 12-07-2015, 08:50 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: When do I transplant my seedlings?

As Olaf said, if they not crowded, you don't have to rush to transplant. Depending on the soil they're in you might want to give them a little weak fertilizer. Waiting allows more roots to develop which means that losing a few when transplanting won't be as hard on your plants.

In the future you might want to consider making newspaper pots. There is absolutely no root destruction when you transplant them. There are oodles of instructions on the Net. I keep mine simple. Wrap a strip of newspaper around a cylinder (pill bottle (small) up to a soup can (large), pull down enough paper to smoosh the end/bottom and then staple the seam. (I'm not worried about a staple in the dirt.)
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