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correct way to water seed/lings
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| stevej 2006-03-29, 7:21 am |
| Hi
I bought an electric propagator along with a zillion seeds. When the compost
dries out, what is the best way to water the seeds and seedlings ? - I have
heard that 'damping off' can rot them by over-watering.
Any general tips here would be appreciated
Thanks
Steve
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| JennyC 2006-03-29, 11:21 am |
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"stevej" <nopam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:iOCdnXGBl_t2w7fZRVnyrg@pipex.net...
> Hi
>
> I bought an electric propagator along with a zillion seeds. When the compost
> dries out, what is the best way to water the seeds and seedlings ? - I have
> heard that 'damping off' can rot them by over-watering.
>
> Any general tips here would be appreciated
> Thanks
> Steve
I use one of these:
http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/bot...erers-5812.aspx
It make dosage easy to control!
Overwatering is the worst things for seedlings.
Jenny
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| Dwayne 2006-03-29, 12:21 pm |
| Some seedlings require that they be watered from the bottom. That will mean
setting their container into another container that will hold water.
I put water in the bottom container and then set the seed pots into it. I
test the seed pots after an hour and if they aren't damp, I take them out
and add more water and replace the seed pots. I continue this until the
seed pots are damp, and them remove them from the water container until they
need to be watered again ( one or more days). I continue the process until
the seeds have sprouted.
Dwayne (from Kansas)
"stevej" <nopam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:iOCdnXGBl_t2w7fZRVnyrg@pipex.net...
> Hi
>
> I bought an electric propagator along with a zillion seeds. When the
> compost dries out, what is the best way to water the seeds and seedlings
> ? - I have heard that 'damping off' can rot them by over-watering.
>
> Any general tips here would be appreciated
>
> Thanks
> Steve
>
>
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| Scotia 2006-03-30, 10:21 am |
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stevej Wrote:
> Hi
>
> I bought an electric propagator along with a zillion seeds. When the
> compost
> dries out, what is the best way to water the seeds and seedlings ? - I
> have
> heard that 'damping off' can rot them by over-watering.
>
> Any general tips here would be appreciated
>
> Thanks
> Steve
This is the way I do it Steve;
http://tinyurl.com/ead5a
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Scotia
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| stevej 2006-03-31, 7:21 am |
| Thanks for all the ideas, that's a great webpage Scotia
Steve
"Scotia" <Scotia.25hk80@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message
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> stevej Wrote:
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> This is the way I do it Steve;
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> http://tinyurl.com/ead5a
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> Scotia
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