Watering Your Seedlings
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Watering Your Seedlings

Seedling : Water is one of the crucial components when you’re starting plants from seeds. Too little of water, the seed will not germinate and much of it will drown the seed. Watering seedlings are a lot different and not as simple as watering matured plants. Extra care is needed as seedlings are very delicate and can easily be damaged or washed out. Water gently to prevent damping of the soil.
Dampened soil will create pathogens that can attack the seeds even before they germinate. Seeds need breathing space for them to grow and it will be difficult if the space they have is always filled with water. Actually, at this tender stage, seeds or seedlings just need to be well moistened and not literally “watered”.

    There are three ways to provide water to your seed(ling)s.

  1. The most popular way is watering them from the top. Seeds are usually placed an inch from the soil’s surface and this is where water is needed the most. The top part of the soil dries up quickly because they are very much exposed to air, allowing more evaporation to occur.
  2. The second way is watering from the bottom also known as “wicking”. This is probably the easiest way, but it takes some time to completely moisten up the soil. In this process, a base tray is used with about a quarter full of water and having the seed container sit on it.
  3. And the third way is making pre- moistened mix that you will be putting on the growing containers. Potting mixes or garden soil can be quite dry, so they need to be watered just enough to have a consistent moisture level. This process allows you to have a moist potting mix ready for Seedling without the need of watering for a day or two.

 The best time to water them is in the morning where it’s fairly cool and with low winds, keeping evaporation to a minimal.

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