Once your seedlings have two or more pairs of leaves you can think about potting them on, that is to say, upgrading them into a bigger pot with more space for their roots to fill. I’ve just done this to some of my tomato plants. Remember to hold them by the leaves and not the stem, you can afford to have an accident and remove a leaf as the plant will probably recover, a crushed or broken stem is fatal for tiny plants.

Gently transfer to a pot with fresh compost, to help prevent disease spreading, and gently lower into pot and backfill with more compost to fill any gaps. I like to tap the pot on the table a few time to settle the compot into any air-pockets and then firm gently. Don’t forget to water them.

You can prop up any leggy plants with small canes (I have re-used chopsticks in the past with success) use string tied in a figure of 8 loop to cushion the stem against the support.

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