I have a fun little issue I would love some advice on.
I started 6 seeds in 3 pots, thinking I would thin them after a couple weeks.
Long story short, turns out I can grow out five plants instead of three.
So the question becomes if I can transplant a young plant without risking damage to the remaining plant.
I was thinking I could grab them down the stem and onto the root system and gently tease them out.
Any suggestions?
Flush the pot with room temperature nonchlorinated water to expose roots gently release any tangles, dust roots with mycorhizzae and transfer to new pot.
I wouldn’t worry for a second about scooping one out of each of those pots. It’s hard to kill a weed. You may stall them for a few days while they repair the roots. I’d take as much root/soil as I could though. Then refill the hole with soil.
^^ What he said!
I would do it now, rather then later. And in the future, sticking to one seed, one pot is adviced.
Happy growing!
Hola Fishdude
I do like you all the time
put a bunch of seeds in
one pot and wait.
I foud that the best way
is with a soup spoon its
very easy to retrive the
little one with the spoon
Enjoy
Bare
What they all said above 
but easier if the soil is dry , i do it lots too…
Good luck bud…
Gaz
Good tip right there! 
i do it over my soil bin or a wheelbarrow with soil, place one hand on top of soil, invert, shake, tap, lay on side in soil bin, ease’er out kinda at an angle. use your fingers or a chopstick to separate them, but fwiw, landscapers use a pruning saw on roots and so have i. 
Sometimes I get lazy in my aerocloner and roots get all tangled and I just rip them apart and try and spray/rinse away any remaining ripped roots still clinging.
They have never suffered.
I ran into this problem a week ago, I just cut straight down the middle with a knife, split the dirt/plants into 2 pieces than finished the transplants. Worked very well id say.
Thanks everyone. The transplant of two was successful, the third is struggling a bit.
i do what@barefrog said all the time i give first water with high yield tomato transplant shock liquid.
