Bush Doctah
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Greetings fellow newbies sand the experts kind enough to help us!
I have some seeds that have just been planted and I am wondering how much I should water them? They are in an organic mix of limed peat, worm castings, kelp and lava rock for aeration. They are under a T5 light and sitting on a heating mat. They are in clear solo cups so that I can see what is going on. I soaked the seeds and several had popped just before I planted them.
Currently there is a slight film of condensation on the sides of the cup, maybe extending 1/2 to 2/3 up from the bottom. The soil was damp but not wet when I planted them. I spritzed them after planting yesterday and have spritzed them this morning.
My plan is to water them lightly but frequently, but I am wondering how frequent that should be and what indicators would tell me that I am overwatering? Could I go by the condensation on the sides of the cups? Or, is there a more schedule -type of method? Right now I am concerned with rotting the seeds because I can't see them. Later when they are seedlings I can go by droopiness and will know whether or not that is caused by over- or under-watering depending on how much I am watering, no?
In terms of environmental conditions, they are in a basement with a relatively stable temperature (19-21C or around 70F) but with low humidity (45% or so).
Thanks for any suggestions.
BD
I have some seeds that have just been planted and I am wondering how much I should water them? They are in an organic mix of limed peat, worm castings, kelp and lava rock for aeration. They are under a T5 light and sitting on a heating mat. They are in clear solo cups so that I can see what is going on. I soaked the seeds and several had popped just before I planted them.
Currently there is a slight film of condensation on the sides of the cup, maybe extending 1/2 to 2/3 up from the bottom. The soil was damp but not wet when I planted them. I spritzed them after planting yesterday and have spritzed them this morning.
My plan is to water them lightly but frequently, but I am wondering how frequent that should be and what indicators would tell me that I am overwatering? Could I go by the condensation on the sides of the cups? Or, is there a more schedule -type of method? Right now I am concerned with rotting the seeds because I can't see them. Later when they are seedlings I can go by droopiness and will know whether or not that is caused by over- or under-watering depending on how much I am watering, no?
In terms of environmental conditions, they are in a basement with a relatively stable temperature (19-21C or around 70F) but with low humidity (45% or so).
Thanks for any suggestions.
BD