I'm on week 2 of my first ever peppers from seed! I didn't expect so many seeds from the er jing tiao I grew last year to germinate, so now I have a few peat pods that are starting to look crowded.
Would you separate them now, wait for them to grow true leaves, or pinch the excess? I'm reluctant to pinch because they look better than some of my other seedlings that are solo in their pods…
by OstrichNoodleSoup
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I’d wait until it’s time to transplant. They should be fine being close for a bit.
Do it now. They may already be entwined.
I go two seeds per pellet and kill one if both germinate lest they both die trying to separate them.
Also peel those nets of$ before you up pot them.
My tip, as I always end up killing them when I try to separate them at any stage is, only plant one seed in each pellet. If they don’t germinate at all, keep the pellet and add it to soil later on.
Or pick the strongest looking one, and pinch the rest so they stop growing. Depends if you want to give it a go and maybe end up killing some anyway.
Play around a bit and learn what works for you in the realm of what is possible.
Good luck 🤞
Every one I left with two or more last year did considerably worse than the ones I clipped. Both the ones I tried to separate were pretty stunted.
I put two seeds in each pod, and this year as soon as one seedling looks better, the other gets clipped.
Just clip the smallest off. Don’t bother separating.
i separate them at that stage because the roots are one long root right now and not veined out yet. i poke a hole in the new cell, lay the middle of the stem/root over the hole, and push it in with like a chopstick.
The sooner you try to separate, the easier it will be. If you don’t need the other two, I’d just snip them off.
What did you all plant for pepper seeds.
Yo espero a que tengan hojas verdaderas…no tengo problemas al separar y plantar en recipientes individuales….
Si tienes temor de lastimarlas puedes mojar el cepellon y se separan perfectamente
Dip the whole thing in water and gently pull which ones you want to replant out. It will stunt their growth slightly but it’s not going to kill them.
UPDATE: I’ve separated them. I don’t think I injured anyone in the process but we will see how they fare in the next few days. There’s still snow outside so the lil guys have time to recover. Fingers crossed, thanks everyone!
In the past I used a bamboo skewer to separate them then the back of the skewer to poke a hole and replant them
The only reason to separate is if seeds are scarce; and if that’s the case, you should separate pods for each seed. Using the pods allows the roots to form well and you risk that by separating them.
Just plant as they are,I wouldn’t mess with them in anyway.they’ll be fine.
Separale quando hanno un minimo di radici. Ciao
It’s better to put only one semen in such a bag. I always grow the seeds on kitchen paper and then always put them individually in the bags