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Old 18-03-2008, 09:36 AM
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Hi there! Has anyone any good ideas of how to water small delicate seedlings indoors without bending or breaking them? I have a plastic mister, but I am not sure if they get wet enough with that....?
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Old 18-03-2008, 09:50 AM
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Do you mean outdoors in trays or in the ground. If in trays, stand the tray or pot in water so you water from below. If in the ground, te seedlings sould not rquire any extra water, if they do, gently water the soil around the seedlings,not the seedlings.
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lakeland plastics do mini watering roses that you can fit on a bottle of water, they are fab! Will see if I can find a link.


EDIT: here you go.....

Bottle Top Waterers - Lakeland, the home of creative kitchenware
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Old 18-03-2008, 11:00 AM
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Cheaper off of fleabay:

Bottle top waterers £2.50 + £0.99p postage

But not everyone likes fleabay!
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Old 18-03-2008, 11:09 AM
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£1.99 at lakeland
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+ 3.95 postage = £5.94

ebay: £2.50 + £0.99p postage = £3.49
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they do have shops!
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Being in wales I was unaware of that

Nearest to me is cardiff which is an uneconomical 45mins - an hour in the car.
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Think I've seen them in garden centres as well, they are very good but I also like the little brass mister that somebody bought me for Christmas.
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I use the bottle top waterers for seedlings and they are quite effective.

It is sometimes good to put the tray or pots into shallow water and let the compost soak up as much as it wants - leave it for an hour or so then get rid of the excess. Make sure they can drain properly.

Remember not to keep seedlings wet. Damp-moist is best.
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Thank you everyone - sorry I meant in modules or seed trays indoors. Will try the bottle top thingies just hope that I havent been over-watering!
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I have those bottle top screw things.... they are very fine and gentle
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another vote for the bottle top waterers (though theyre expensive for what they are!)... otherwise water from the bottom.
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another vote for the bottle top waterers (though theyre expensive for what they are!)... otherwise water from the bottom.
I've had mine for years, think of it as "price per wear"!
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Having seen your link I went straight to Lakeland on my lunch hour yesterday, great idea.
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