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Old April 27, 2010   #5
Frog
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Originally Posted by nctomatoman View Post
Not a problem at all. the point is not to save all of the roots - it is to ease the plants apart with some of their roots and reward them with their own living space! I did that to 6000 seedlings this year (some were at 50 seedlings per cell)...and lost none! I've often been a bit rough and ended up with one with no roots. No worry - plant them deep in damp mix, and leave under the grow lights until it roots, which happens pretty quick.
I've snapped seedlings before and simply stuck them rootless into soil up to the cots, they've survived. Tougher things than we give them credit for.
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