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    Hello

    I usually get given plants to grow on... I am a lucky girl I know! But... I would love to grow my own from seed so I can go the whole hog and say that 'I grew that'.

    In the past I have sown seeds into plug trays and tried to water them in.... and drown them. They don't grow after that...

    Is there a way of watering them in gently?

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    Water the compost first then plant your seed. When seedling are small always water from below. I.E. stand you plugs trays in a tray of water until the compost is moist.
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    • #3
      I do the same so I put them in bigger pots till they are bigger and can take my heavy handed watering.
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      • #4
        Thank you, never though of watering from below, makes great sense... as does watering the compost first!

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        • #5
          Seeds require surprisingly little moisture to germinate, eg they will do it on a sheet of damp kitchen paper
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
            Seeds require surprisingly little moisture to germinate, eg they will do it on a sheet of damp kitchen paper
            With the amount of human sweat I've poured over my plot in the last few years, I wish my seeds would be a lot more thankful!!

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            • #7
              I use a spray bottle and just mist over them rather than all out water.
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              • #8
                Ah yes, spray bottle... thank you

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by scarey55 View Post
                  I use a spray bottle and just mist over them rather than all out water.
                  How often do you do that?

                  The reason I ask is even during the early spring weeks when directly planting parsnip seeds for instance, the sun can dry out the soil (and I mean the top layer where thee seed is) quite quickly.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by KevinM67 View Post
                    How often do you do that?

                    The reason I ask is even during the early spring weeks when directly planting parsnip seeds for instance, the sun can dry out the soil (and I mean the top layer where thee seed is) quite quickly.
                    I only really do it when I start them off in small pots, I don't do it for long, just to get the soil wet enough without washing the seeds away, then I water as usual.
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                    • #11
                      Capillary Matting is a good friend.

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