New comer here. Thanks in advance.

I have been using organic raised beds for two years now with varying success still learning how not to kill my plants. This spring I attempted to grow some seedlings indoors and had little luck so earlier this month I decided to sow some seeds directly into my beds and I had a few questions.

Most of the info I have found suggests that starting Eggplant, Peppers, & tomatoes in the bed isn't the way to go what can I do to make these plantings successful? I bought some heirloom seeds this year and would like to actually see it grow.

I planted my seed the week of 3/6 and they are all about 1 inch tall with 2 leaves.

I planted in groups of 2 or 3 with proper spacing between groups. when should I thin?

The tomatoes i started from seed i started in a recess about 3-4" below the top of the bed so I could cover up the stem to get more roots growing.

Any thoughts or advice is appreciated!

Should I just try & start more seedlings?

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