On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 12:55:38 +0100, Kay wrote:

You can't repot without some damage, and plants often do wilt. Give them
another watering, and keep them out of sunlight for a couple of days.

Thanks. They've been put in the shade and seem to have perked up again.

With five seedlings in a pot, I would tip the whole lot out of the pot
very gently into my hand, then tease the combined rootball apart gently
until I had 5 separate plants. If it's smaller plants in, for example, a
seed tray, then I use a plant label or similar implement to gently
wriggle the seedling I'm after away from the rest. I avoid taking hold
of the stem and pulling, no matter how gently, as this way you can break
some of the finer roots that have got furthest into the soil.

Cheers for the advice - should come in handy as I've got lots of little
chilli plants that'll need repotting in a week or two.

Helen

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