tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post7154602147298815446..comments2024-03-19T15:44:46.027-07:00Comments on My Home and Garden: Thinning tomatoes. Only time will tell how well I did.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-85277640375385190902012-04-28T06:30:42.224-07:002012-04-28T06:30:42.224-07:00Your tomatoes are looking good! Mine are about th...Your tomatoes are looking good! Mine are about the same size. I always seem to <i>not</i> want to thin out the smaller ones. I want to keep them all!! Then I end up with too many. Ah well.charlie b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02458917197033510732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-39753092335895664562012-04-10T22:41:14.713-07:002012-04-10T22:41:14.713-07:00Hi Mark. So do you wait to see what they grow like...Hi Mark. So do you wait to see what they grow like are do you prick out the smallest, last to grow? That would sure be easier than what I did. I also planted in threes, it really seemed like a lot of seed to be wasting.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-5831532861447029192012-04-10T11:32:01.519-07:002012-04-10T11:32:01.519-07:00You're right Erin, there's no real substit...You're right Erin, there's no real substitute for personal hands-on experience. I always sow my Tomatoes very thinly - usually just two seeds in each small pot - and then I remove the weaker seedling soon after germination. I pull them out rather than snipping them off, and it has never presented any problems for me.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com