Hello, I am completely new to growing and have buried seeds yeaterday. This morning i sprayed the soil with a little water but some parts are more dry than others. How often should i spray and how moist should the soil be?
by Juice_Chubbs
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arthropal
Until they sprout, as often as needed to keep the soil moist, but not saturated. Probably a daily misting with a sprayer. After they sprout, I think ( and I welcome correction ) you should water deeply (as in enough to get water to the bottom of their container) and then not again until the surface has dried out.
Exile4444
Those compostable pots are terrible btw. Water too little, and they evaporate straight away. Water too much, and the moisture is retained and it molds
If you spray the surface, it is not enough. There needs to be ample moisture reaching the seed
Lydeeh
I feel like a lot of people set up themselves for failure when selecting the soil. Please use a finer soil that won’t block the plants from sprouting. There’s so many stones and twigs in that soil that the plant needs to push them out of the way to actually reach the surface. Either buy a mix for germination or use a mesh to sift the soil and keep only the finer part. It’ll help greatly.
Caspin
The soil should be consistently moist (but not soaking wet) on the surface. The pictures here, it looks dried out to me.
You should cover the tops with plastic wrap or some kind of lid to help keep the moisture in the soil. Remove the plastic wrap once you see signs of germination, go ahead and remove the plastic.
Once the plant is about 3″ (7.5cm) tall, you can let the top of the soil dry out a bit in-between waterings.
These bio degradible pots are great for certain plants but they’re not ideal for peppers. Sont worry, It’s not going to ruin then or make them grow worse than plastic pots or anything like that, but they’ll need to be checked daily to make sure the soil doesn’t dry out. They tend to wick moisture from the soil away so they can dry out much faster than in nonpermiable pots
Scrappyz_zg
It’s a mix between everyone’s advice, I sprout in red solo cups and just mist the top layer to keep moist daily. Covering top with Saran Wrap and putting a rubber band around that so it stays on the cup.
My favorite way is to sprout is in the aerogarden and transfer to soil later. That’s by far the fastest and most reliable method. When you transfer them just give a good amount of water then check every few days.. the goal is moist but not soggy.. If you aren’t sure weigh them dry and wet with a food scale.. watering is overlooked often and learning when and how much (volume) for the size of the container makes a world of difference..
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Until they sprout, as often as needed to keep the soil moist, but not saturated. Probably a daily misting with a sprayer. After they sprout, I think ( and I welcome correction ) you should water deeply (as in enough to get water to the bottom of their container) and then not again until the surface has dried out.
Those compostable pots are terrible btw. Water too little, and they evaporate straight away. Water too much, and the moisture is retained and it molds
If you spray the surface, it is not enough. There needs to be ample moisture reaching the seed
I feel like a lot of people set up themselves for failure when selecting the soil. Please use a finer soil that won’t block the plants from sprouting. There’s so many stones and twigs in that soil that the plant needs to push them out of the way to actually reach the surface. Either buy a mix for germination or use a mesh to sift the soil and keep only the finer part.
It’ll help greatly.
The soil should be consistently moist (but not soaking wet) on the surface. The pictures here, it looks dried out to me.
You should cover the tops with plastic wrap or some kind of lid to help keep the moisture in the soil. Remove the plastic wrap once you see signs of germination, go ahead and remove the plastic.
Once the plant is about 3″ (7.5cm) tall, you can let the top of the soil dry out a bit in-between waterings.
These bio degradible pots are great for certain plants but they’re not ideal for peppers. Sont worry, It’s not going to ruin then or make them grow worse than plastic pots or anything like that, but they’ll need to be checked daily to make sure the soil doesn’t dry out. They tend to wick moisture from the soil away so they can dry out much faster than in nonpermiable pots
It’s a mix between everyone’s advice, I sprout in red solo cups and just mist the top layer to keep moist daily. Covering top with Saran Wrap and putting a rubber band around that so it stays on the cup.
My favorite way is to sprout is in the aerogarden and transfer to soil later. That’s by far the fastest and most reliable method. When you transfer them just give a good amount of water then check every few days.. the goal is moist but not soggy.. If you aren’t sure weigh them dry and wet with a food scale.. watering is overlooked often and learning when and how much (volume) for the size of the container makes a world of difference..