@Califlowers - Ken, I tried your un-potting trick with some of the TP-49 potted seedlings, ones that I was going to get rid of anyway. I laid them on their sides for a couple of days to
dry out a bit (they were already (and constantly) pretty wet from my window boxes, and there was no budging the seedlings loose, so I thought that "dry" might be the way to go), then today I stomped on them a bit and rolled them around with my foot. The seedlings came out like a dream, and the pots were undamaged! Thank you!
My seedling with the pods actually had some of the pods mature enough to harvest, so I took those few precious seeds (I always have lousy seed set on tets), and now I have fewer pods I will need to protect. I probably still won't get to the job for a couple of days, but at least I won't have to cut the seedling out of its pot!
