>>1493990>>1493973>>1493970>>1493966>>1493949My favourite method is (obviously) ONLY plant what you intend to grow. Fuck you, if you 'thin/cull' seedlings. Even those can be rescued with proper care and fertilisation after the true leaves grow.
BUT, IF... you decide to buy a baby plant from a hardware store or have 2 seedlings close together, my method has always been; first use the right soil (e.g. Miracle Gro Moisture Control or peat pellets) and if you end up growing 2 plants close to each other, right before transplant, lightly 'squish' the plant out of the cell or peat pot to not break any roots, then with a light running of water, you 'wash' the soil away from the roots and attempt to detangle anything and avoid breakage, but before that, always keep their new home ready (e.g. a bigger pot or their transplant home in the direct ground) to go. and then put the same soil (e.g. a mixture of peat or the same Miracle Gro soil mixed with the native place) so its something the plants are used to and won't experience as much shock. My mom wanted an aloe cactus and picked one that seemed to have two, so I liberated both plants this way before they got too big and put them in their own pots.
That said, my Burpee SuperSauce tomato (2nd seed planted) sprouted and looks scraggly/wrinkled/broken leaves but I'm not giving up on it, OR the 1st one that didn't sprout, still in the same peat pot. If it does, I'll apply the method mentioned above. Same for the Rosemary as well. 1st one was dead centre but the 2nd seed I put on the sides so I could differentiate. More than happy to give it a good home if it chooses to sprout later on.
Top middle centre is the Rosemary, Direct centre is the Burpee SuperSauce Tomato, last bottom 3 are Basil that haven't come up yet.
