The Lemon Fool

A few months back I planted tomato seeds. Most I repotted but I left one tray which now has plants that are 12-16 inches tall. Is it still safe to try and separate them out into pots or DAK if separating the intertwined roots and repotting would cause them too much distress?

neversay wrote:A few months back I planted tomato seeds. Most I repotted but I left one tray which now has plants that are 12-16 inches tall. Is it still safe to try and separate them out into pots or DAK if separating the intertwined roots and repotting would cause them too much distress?

No they'll be fine (and in less distress than the alternative)

neversay wrote:... but I left one tray which now has plants that are 12-16 inches tall. Is it still safe to try and separate them out into pots or DAK if separating the intertwined roots and repotting would cause them too much distress?

A distressed tomato plant will send out more roots from its lower stem anyway, so a little distress is no bad thing. Yours are large enough to plant out into their final pots (or into the ground if planting outside). Plant them deep, up to their first set of leaves. They'll soon have a fresh new additional root system.

Thanks @breelander and @dealtn. I've got no excuse now to go and repot them!