Hey there, hope the harvests are going well in the northern hemi!
I've been starting seeds and I'm venturing into familiar territory... limited space indoors. I was wondering whether placing a cardboard separator to divide a cup into two is worth doing. I've done a few plants per cup in the past, but when it got to transplanting the roots had become intertwined and it was a bit of work to get them untangled. Of course, there was some inevitable root damage in the process.
Is it worth placing a separator in to prevent root systems becoming entangled, or are peppers robust enough to sustain a bit of root damage on transplanting?
I aim to transplant out in 6 weeks, or even longer, so the root system could still be fairly nascent.
Sure, planting less is an option, but the likelihood of that is ... very low.
I've been starting seeds and I'm venturing into familiar territory... limited space indoors. I was wondering whether placing a cardboard separator to divide a cup into two is worth doing. I've done a few plants per cup in the past, but when it got to transplanting the roots had become intertwined and it was a bit of work to get them untangled. Of course, there was some inevitable root damage in the process.
Is it worth placing a separator in to prevent root systems becoming entangled, or are peppers robust enough to sustain a bit of root damage on transplanting?
I aim to transplant out in 6 weeks, or even longer, so the root system could still be fairly nascent.
Sure, planting less is an option, but the likelihood of that is ... very low.