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Thinning Overcrowded Tomato Seedlings

Multiple tomatoes per cell? At 2nd true leaf, snip all but the strongest at soil line. Compost the rest. Water from bottom. Feed ¼-strength fertilizer at 4". Harden off before transplant.

Why Thin, Not Transplant?

Roots tangle; separating damages all.
One strong plant > three weak ones.
Thinning is standard pro practice.

Don't feel bad—crowded seedlings fail together.

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