over watering (trying not to)

[vasq4932]

I'm trying not to over water my newly planted seeds.. how much water does my seed need? how much and how often after my seed starts flowering?

 

[socialist]

Is your seed in soil? Did you presoak it?

 

[vasq4932]

yes it is soil.. i pre-soaked for about 3 days..

 

[socialist]

Just make sure the soil is moist to the touch.

 

[MIway]

Go by weight... Have a cup fully saturated and compare to one that is bone dry... When you come closer to bone dry vs fully wet, rehydrate...top of the soil should be flaky dry.

 

[B. Friendly]

Honestly I was a mess until discovering this method:
just fill a bowl with your peat pellets or rockwool, soak the media
and have a little water on the bottom of the bowl. do not soak the seed or insert into the media,
just place the seed on top of the media and put a heat source on the bottom or in a furnace room where it is hot.
then put a lid on the bowl for 2 days.
what you'll notice if you keep the media wet for the 2 days with a little water on the bottom of the bowl is that the root will come out and head down to the soil/media and when you see the root is an inch/2.5cm or longer with the head/top/leaf part out of the seed it's ready to plant.

Honestly this works 95% or better, plus you see what is going on,
just put the seed on top of the wet media, make it wet, and cover for 2 days... all you need to know

try it with a few and you'll be a believer!!!!!!!!

 

[Hank Hemp]

Seeds need very little water in soil. They are small so they use very little. Try to keep them close to the light source and with a fan blowing across them. The fan and close to the light will keep the from stretching. This keeps them short and stout.

 

[Kcar]

Yes!

 

[vasq4932]

Thank u very much gents trying both ways as we speak

 

[s00thsayer]

The right moisture is critical when starting seeds. Too dry and the seeds don't sprout, too wet and they rot. I use 16 ounce containers filled with very dry sunshine 4 or promix potting mix for starting seeds and moisten with 3 to 3.5 ounces of water per container. Put the pre-soaked seed on top of the moistened soil then cover with an 1/8 to 1/4 inch of dry potting mix then cover with plastic wrap until the seed sprouts.

 

[rocketman420]

water seed and let it dry out, when your soil drys the roots grow in search of water, once dry soak good again repeat this 2 ro 3 times then you can plant and put on a schedule