Over time you will develop a ‘feel’ for the right amount of water to give your seedlings. Many gardeners prefer to bottom water their seedlings, but no matter how you water them, be sure your containers have drainage and don’t let your seedlings sit in water. Also, if you were using a humidity dome for germinating your seeds, be sure to remove it once they germinate. While you never want the growing medium to go bone dry, you may not have to be as meticulous with misting and watering as when germinating seeds. Check your seedlings often- multiple times a day- and as soon as the soil starts to appear a bit dry water them right away. How much to water your seedlings and when depends on many factors such as: how well your seed starting mix holds water, the type of containers you use, and how dry your house is. Refer to All About Grow Lights and Heat Mats for Starting Seeds for more information on how to use grow lights and heat mats. If you’re using heat mats you can turn them off once the majority of your seeds on the mats have germinated. Once the seeds germinate though, it’s a whole different ball game! Seedlings need ample light as soon as they germinate. Seeds typically need warm, moist conditions for germination and most veggie plant seeds do not need any light for germination. Knowing how to properly care for your seedlings is important to get them off to the best start possible! Lighting and heat for seedlings # If you’ve been busy starting seeds indoors, you might already be at the point where your seeds have germinated and are growing into tiny seedlings (if not, be sure to check out our Seed Starting series to get started!) But the conditions that seedlings need to grow and thrive are different from what they need to germinate. This is the fourth article in our Seed Starting series.
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