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Overcrowded tomato question

greendreamhome
9 years ago

I have four cherry tomato plants that were especially developed to grow in hanging baskets. Unfortunately, the same nursery that told me to overcrowd my bell peppers also gave me bad advice about my tomatoes. I have them two to a basket, and since they aren't growing much despite looking just fine, I checked the website of the company who developed them, and they're supposed to be planted 12" apart. Oops! They are just too crowded! 1 to a basket would be perfect.

But the thing is, they've been in those baskets for a month now. I'm afraid that if I separate them, I've kill them all. These are annual plants, so should I just settle for a tiny tomato harvest and make better plans next year, or should I take a chance at losing everything and repot?

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