oops?

[cellio]

I probably should not have planted those two, small, cherry-tomato seedlings together in that one big pot:

The question is: what do I do about it? Is it safe to attempt to transplant one of them into another pot and center the remaining one? Or are their roots already likely entangled and I should just leave it?

I'll know better for next year. Also, this is remarkable growth since last Sunday. The description from the nursery used words like "small" and "compact". Google now tells me this means I can expect a height of 3-5 feet. (Google had not told me what kind of bounty I can expect from this -- all summer, the Internet says, but I mean yield, not timing. I guess I'll find out whether I needed two plants or one would have sufficed.)

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I feel a little frivolous posting this when around me the world seems to be burning with hate and racism and abuses by those in power and I can't even really grasp it all yet. :-(

Comments

[timelets]

No problem. It depends on your plant, but 18" would probably not be sufficient even for a small one. I've got 33" and 42" cages for my in–soil tomatoes, which works just fine. You can try something like this https://www.amazon.com/Glamos-220500-10-Pack-Blazing-Support/dp/B00ALS2APE/ . Or just use some sticks if you are not sure you are going to plant tomatoes next year. Think about it as a simple biology experiment and see what works for you before buying extra equipment.

[cellio]

Thanks. I had in fact been thinking that a couple of 4' dowels and some twine would do for this year while I learn about growing food. Who knows what next year will bring?

[timelets]

Who knows what next year will bring?

Exactly. The simpler, the better.