I start my seeds in a sandwich bag on a moist paper towel labeling the seed type on the outside. The germinated seedlings get planted in the Jiffy peat pots and a coir mixture.
About a month to 5 weeks later I pot them up in 4 inch plastic pots with regular potting mix where they stay until week 7-9. I like thick stemmed seedling but the fact is that a strong dense root system is most important to establishment. These can be in 4-6 week old non potted up seedlings as well as long as moisture is in their reach and the conditions are conducive to tomato plant growth. I am keeping my tomato plant count to 50 and chile count to 32 this year due to my new property and my fencing, bed building, and duckling raising projects I already have going on. (ask me how useful duckling poop drenched bedding is good for lighting a compost pile on fire, figuratively)
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