Picking tomato seedlings without errors

After two “real” leaves appear on the tomato seedlings, it is recommended to pick them. Picking tomato seedlings allows you to weed out weak and diseased seedlings, plants with an undeveloped root system, and give healthy and strong tomatoes the opportunity to develop in more comfortable conditions.

So, picking is carried out approximately on the tenth day after germination. It is recommended to water before picking one or two days in advance, because if you water immediately before picking tomato seedlings, the soil will become saturated with water, become heavy, and lifting the seedling by the stem, you risk damaging the root system. And if you water it several days in advance, the soil will be too dry and will crumble, exposing the tender roots. You can remove seedlings from a common earthen ball using a teaspoon, and it is recommended to take the plant by the root ball of earth so as not to damage the stem. A depression is made in the pot and the plant is carefully transferred there, immersed up to the cotyledon leaves. The soil around the transplanted tomato is compacted and watered with water at room temperature. Such picking of tomato seedlings practically does not harm the plants and does not slow down their growth.