#Watering seedlings how to#

A capillary mat is a good watering method that takes the guesswork out of how wet your seedlings should be. ItвЂ™s important for your setup to include drainage so that excess water can drain away from your seedlings. Keep those questions coming! All of our love from The Kitchen! A spray bottle is a good way to water your seedlings and keep the soil moist without letting it get too wet. With time you will fine tune this be aware of the water being used by the plant.

To improve the germination process, gently scratch the seeds with sandpaper and soak them in water for up to 24 hours before.

#Watering seedlings how to#

You can determine how to calculate that in gallons here. Provide one inch of water per square foot once a week. As the root system develops you should notice the plantвЂ™s cycle of wet and dry-let it get dry (but not to the point where your babies wilt) and then water them. Plant it in sandy, well-draining soil thatвЂ™s high in organic matter. When the soil starts to dry and the pot gets lighter, you will add a small amount of from a small plastic cup, making sure to cover the entire surface of the soil with a shallow layer of water, just enough to be absorbed quickly into the media. During the first week or two of your sproutвЂ™s life you will sparingly water the soil directly, feeling the containerвЂ™s weight daily. We also moisten the very top of the soil layer by misting. At this point you should pick up your container and get a feel for its weight when fully watered-this is going to be something you will develop an instinct for as you progress on your growing journey.ДЇrom this point, we water by misting the seedling with distilled water from a spray bottle. We water the soil before placing the seed or sprout in a shallow hole which is then covered with just enough soil or media to hide your tap root (if the seed has already sprouted) from the light. Hopefully your sprout is in a small container, a 5вЂќ x 5вЂќ or one gallon pot-you donвЂ™t want to start the seed in a large container. Jay Kitchen and Uncle Tweezy: WeвЂ™ll tell you how we do it, as discussed in our book The Kitchen presented by Uptowngrowlab.