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    my compost keeps drying within a day!

    I'm trying to germinate chillies and toms in an airing cupboard which is next to a radiator and I'm finding I'm having to water daily as if I don't the compost in 7cm pots goes bone dry and not sure if the seeds will still be OK as the compost has dried several times.

    Is there a way to create moisture in such a dry place? Also maybe something to keep in mind is that the peppers will be going g under cfl lights this week.
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    Well mine go in the airing cupboard with a plastic cover over ....if they look a bit dry then I give 'em a spray .
    S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
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      Put the pot inside a sealed plastic bag?

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        Snap VC ...........
        S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
        a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

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          Great minds eh?

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            If you don't have a plastic bag wrap in cling film.

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              I'd cover it with a plastic bag - clear bag over the pot with an elastic band. Use lolypop stick to keep it 'errect'

              Alternatives - put in a tray of water...

              Open container of water in the airing cupboard would increase the humidity and reduce evapouration from the seed pot??

              Poundland have 2 clear plastic domes for pots that are probably that sort of size...

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                Same as Bins for me... Cover them with plastic lid or similar and spray with mist if looking dry
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                • #9
                  Use a plastic bag. You probably don't want a humid airing cupboard...

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                    Is this a first? We've all agreed

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by binley100 View Post
                      Well mine go in the airing cupboard with a plastic cover over ....if they look a bit dry then I give 'em a spray .
                      That's what I do as well
                      Location....East Midlands.

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                      • #12
                        I reuse the clear plastic breakers from a water dispenser,inverted they are a perfect single seedling cloche & FREE
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                          i use the clear big yoghurt pots put over an opaque one with the seedling planted in,the moisture runs back down into the pot,less watering needed,i put a little bit of sticky tape around the join to hold them steady and being in a deeper pot means very little repotting,i plant straight from these into their final big pots in the greenhouse...

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                            Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                            Is this a first? We've all agreed
                            Yep, even I'm agreeing


                            Put the pot inside a clear plastic bag, sealed
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                              Just incase no one suggested it...........put a clear plastic bag over the pot and hold with elastic band.........
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