seeds 2015 Seedling Help Please

[obchili]

Hi there.  Second year grower here with a couple of questions.  This year after I had issues with my seeds getting dry, then smelly in the container and such, I quickly put my seeds into Jiffy pellets.  So fast forward a couple of weeks.  Here they are, and as I planted a couple of seeds of each variety so 1 may grow per pellet, most have grown 2 per pellet.  So my question is when is it best to cut 1 out of each pellet so I have only 1 plant per pellet, or is it best leave them yet?  I plan on putting them into cups in a couple of weeks.  Germination went rather well in my eyes.  The ones without sprouts were replanted last week.  Thank you.
 
In case it makes a difference, they are approximately 1" tall with a couple a bit taller.
 

 

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

I like to wait until the first true set of leaves set then wack the worst of the 2....

 

[CAPCOM]

Second

 

[beerbreath81]

third

 

[twilliams386]

Why not keep both? I've read that you can put the pellet in water and separate

 

[filmost]

Fourth!

 

[obchili]

Great, thank you to all that helped and offered advice.  I will wait for a true set of leaves of each pellet before separating.
 
@twilliams386 - I am having a hard time right now knowing that I will be doing this, but unfortunately I do not have any more room for more than I have planned for.  I just wanted to guarantee the number I was shooting for.  BUT, with that said, I have a couple of varieties that I am still waiting for, so your option still may be used if a vacancy opens up.

 

[Geonerd]

Why slaughter your plants?  Separate them!
Cut the pellet in two and plant the halves into a slightly larger cup or container.

 

[CAPCOM]

Separating seedlings carries its own set of risks. One being you could destroy both plants in your effort to separate them. If your concern is not destroying healthy seedlings then prior preparation should be exercised such as planting the seeds at the corners of the germination container. This allows you room to divide the seedlings without damaging the main root system.

 

[twilliams386]

Great, thank you to all that helped and offered advice.  I will wait for a true set of leaves of each pellet before separating.
 
@twilliams386 - I am having a hard time right now knowing that I will be doing this, but unfortunately I do not have any more room for more than I have planned for.  I just wanted to guarantee the number I was shooting for.  BUT, with that said, I have a couple of varieties that I am still waiting for, so your option still may be used if a vacancy opens up.

Totally understandable. I also planted 2 of each to ensure at least one sprout. If I wasn't joining the farmers market I'd also have to slaughter.

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

If your seed source is good I suggest next round 1 seed only. Growing them in the pellets that you are makes it very simple. 

 

[obchili]

As for seed source, they were a combonation of vendors on this site, a couple of offers from members, and my own.

 

[smileyguy697]

You should be able to just pluck the smaller of the two right out and plant it in a cup at this stage. I've done it multiple times and they are usually fine. You might have a fatality here or there but it's better to try then just killing them.. Also like said above you could wash them off too but that's too time consuming for me.

 

[obchili]

Thanks. I am really happy with the germination in the pellets, and will definately do it again next year, as i find less work than the baggie method, although both have given me very good results.

 

[obchili]

Ok.  Well the plants are doing well, and they all have 1 or 2 sets of true leaves, so I will trim the worst of the two later today.  I will really hate to do it, but it has to be done.