I am currently in the process of baking some soil that I had stored in my shed outside (200 degrees for 1 hour, right ?) its new it was just out there open so baking for precautionary measures. I am going to mix the Fox Farms seed starter ( that's what I'm baking) with the Roots Organics soil in the red solo cups. So once I do that no nothing including water ? for two weeks ?
no, no, of course not, I said other than ventilation, water and light, do nothing.
Okay cool. Thanks a million
my pleasure, another tip is use a turkey baster and a squirt bottle to water them. Sounds stupid, but the spray bottle brakes the surface tension and allows you to water them without drenching the soil, keeping the roots quasi- moist and "searching" for water as opposed to drenched and suffocating for oxygen.
When watering I have always watered until It drained out the bottom, that's correct isn't it ? and I didn't understand the last sentence.
hmm, that's something we all have diff opinions on, the INITIAL watering (the one when you water prior to transplanting) that's when you water until it drains through, after that I water seedlings sparingly, for the reasons I stated earlier (makes the roots "reach") I water thoroughly once a week , to keep any dry-pockets from forming, if its VERY hot or dry out, I water thoroughly each time, but seedlings are sensitive to root rot (isn't much roots to begin with)
Okay I read up on that, more great info again, I've planted a couple more and just used a mixture of seed starter and that soil that could be a little hot, so it should be watered down enough now if that's the problem. and their in those small red solo cups. thanks again
I don't think it was the soil being too hot, I think it was the added nutes/ph/ dr doom that did it. You'll get it this time.
I appreciate your help, I will post some pics to this thread when they come to life
No problem, I wish you luck on them
That's what ive always done in the past. the only reason ive been loving them to death is because they would die a couple weeks into life. I started 4 new ones a couple days ago. they are starting to break the soil now and they are in those small red solo plastic cups with good soil and that's it for these. I have confidence this time. it has to have been something ive done, but prior to that I did everything the same way I have done before. thinking my garden room has a weed ghost or something. I bought this house a year ago and this is the 4th attempt at growing here. Anyway, thank you for your advice. I greatly appreciate and take all advice given to me, so if you have anymore suggestions shoot em my way. thanks
