I can't see attempts to separate them ending happily. Upsize and hope for the best I daresay. On a brighter note, you might not have to slice the pot; you might just be able to lift the plants and earth out as one complete lump, with a little coercion.

>>1761
I suspect that SWIM wouldn't hold up in court lad, I know fuck all about law mind.
I also know fuck all about growing Cannabis plants.

>>1762

Cheers lad.

>>1763

Still, no point in fucking around with it. And neither does this other person who is not me, because he's gone through about 5 seeds with nothing so far. The latest on is looking alright, though.

To put it bluntly your tomatoes are fucked there aint shit you can do to them now. You need to grow them in a seed tray that looks something like the one in the pic. Then once they've grown to a decent size try turning it upside down and gently tapping the bottom to loosen the plug out of the tray. If the majority of the plug is roots which are a nice white healthy colour you can then transplant them onto a bigger pot. If there's a lot of lose soil and very little root leave it and if you've got a lot of roots which are looking yellow then you've left it a bit too long. Not all is lost if they've been in the plugs too long though.

Every time you transplant you want to go up about 3 times the size. When transplanting fill the pot about a third up with compost and check to see at what level the top of the soil in the plug is in relation to the pot. That inner lip on the pot should be your soil level. So make sure you press the soil in firmly so there are no air pockets then with your plug stood in the middle fill around it pushing the soil down until its up to the lip. Water it well once this is done and leave to grow. Just remember to give your tomatoes plenty of room between each plant and to use canes to prop them up once they get to a larger size. Also don't use rubber bands or tape to hold the canes to your plants just very loosely tie a loop of string around the stem and the cane.

>>1766

Oh well, I'm not that bothered, I just sprinkled them into a pot.

I don't care so much if they actually flower, I just like the smell.

Ok I took most of them out of the pot so there's only one left in there now. Maybe it will be alright.

>>1761
> Should I try and seperate them and spread them out?
No, their roots will be interwoven like a tangled ball of yarn and any attempt to separate them will just tear their roots to shreds. You can try training them apart, though, so they don't all grow through each other. That way you can maximise the sun each plant gets and still hope for a decent crop. Next time, do what >>1766 said.

>>1768


If your friend does this again things can be salvaged by repotting into a vast tub (the size of a cement mixing tub - 3' diameter for ex) and the resulting plants can be trained aside (bent over).

Update: I got a bit drunk and thought 'fuck it'. Luckily, it wasn't very difficult. I did it a few days after I made this thread and just took this, so I haven't killed either of them. The roots weren't very big.

I think I've been overwatering the one on the left of the picture, though. One of the lower leaves dropped off today and the other is yellow. I'm going to cut down to watering twice a week from now on.

>>1772

Let the soil dry out before you water them again. Over watering is the easiest way to rough up your plants.

>>1773

How can you know you are over watering a plant? I'm guessing some prefer different patterns of watering, etc?

>>1774
Easy enough just stick your little finger into the soil, if its still damp up to your second knuckle then you don't need to water.

>>1775

I wouldn't do this myself. You will damage roots eventually. When the soil is totally parched there'll be a small gap between it and the pot. Lift the pots every now and then and you will get used to how light a dry pot feels to a wet one.

Don't let the soil dry out completely. Overwatered plants will have raised leaf edges and will droop. Just let them dry out.

>>1776

Can the soil dry out even when there's still water in a dish below it or pot surrounding the plantpot itself?

>>1777

Water in the dish below should be thrown out. It will encourage rot. If the soil is visibly damp the soil has not dried out. I don't really grasp the latter part of your question.

>>1778
> Water in the dish below should be thrown out.
Many plants like the increased air humidity they provide a lot (especially in really dry office air or similar) so having some in there some of the time doesn't hurt. But it should be added deliberately, not left to stagnate as left-overs from watering them, you're right.

I'm guessing he means when plants are kept in a plastic pot placed in a stoneware or similar pot, instead of on a dish. The outer pot acts as the "dish".

OK, so, one of them is fucked, I think. The other one is much less fucked. I think I left them in their small pots for too long. I always prefered the less fucked one, anyway.

>>1780
It'll recover, give it time and plenty of sunlight. It'll probably impact yield, but tomatoes are surprisingly hardy when it comes to pure survival.

>>1781

I don't really care about yeald, to be honest. I just like the idea of having pet plants. Do you think the leaves will grow back on the right-hand plant?

>>1782
It may shed that particular set, but baring further mishaps it should continue to grow just fine.