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Once a week I give the indoor (warm weather) seedlings a good watering in the bathtub. The containers are filled with tepid water, and I leave the seedlings to soak it up for about an hour. I keep a spare empty flat handy, and transfer one flat of plants over to it, then dump the water from the now empty one and transfer the other flat of seedlings over to that. The smaller baskets have openings so the excess water can just be poured from them without removing the cups. This once a week watering seems to be just about the perfect timing, as the seedlings are looking quite robust. It won't be long before they will all be needing some up-potting.
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I'm giving them some natural light after their soaking. The very slight breeze, 60 to 70 degree temperatures and dappled sunlight should make the little plants very happy.
Looking good granny! My seeedlings are getting their spa day today too!! :0)
ReplyDeleteHolly, I'm hoping mine can get natural light all week. The forecast looks promising, as long as we don't get wind.
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DeleteThe seedlings are looking really healthy. I'll have to try a once a week soak. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLanie, that once a week may not be enough when they spend their days outside. These seedlings have been under lights until today.
DeleteI do the same thing with my seedlings, when they are inside. They have a flat filled with water and I dunk them into it. The outside ones getting hardened off just get a watering can. And your seedlings are looking good. Right now I have some lettuce that is still getting hardened off, but the rest were only seeded last week. So they are just starting to come up.
ReplyDeleteDaphne, we finally got our irrigation water turned on, so the garden got a good watering. That and the warm weather should really get stuff growing. I'm hoping I can let these seedlings spend all of their daylight hours outside. I let them have an hour in the sun today, then moved them onto the patio. I'll increase their sun time slowly.
DeleteYou must be doing something correctly as your seedlings are sure looking good! Won't be long! Nancy
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DeleteThe seedlings look so happy! Are the seedlings on the bottom left peppers? The leaves are huge!
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DeleteYour seedlings are getting big! Mine are just starting to put out their 1st real leaves, which is fine because I don't have their "up" pots yet!
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DeleteWow your seedlings are looking great! I have lettuce, basil, and some tomatoes in a mini greenhouse outside...yours are looking much better than mine even without natural light!
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