Hello. I was hoping to get a little advice regarding soil moisture. Ive got a dozen sprouts in cups FFHF. all are 6 days since going into rooter or straight to soil. temps 72-74F Rh 65-74 65@night Basically all my cups look about the same 1/4" to 1/2" dry the rest lightly moist. I give a couple spr…

Top half is exposed to the air, and is just drier than the stuff below.

right. wondering if I should moisten it up or not. I also have this going on all of a sudden with a few of the plants. Second set of leaves discoloration. [20200628_104637] thanks for the reply

I wouldn’t be too overly concerned.

The problem to look out for at this stage is over watering. Pick up the cup, does it feel heavy or light? Heavy means full of water/moisture, light cup means not much moisture. Don’t water a heavy cup, it should feel almost empty when it’s time to water. Over watering leads to slow and stunted growt…

thanks for the input. they look and feel as if they are still holding some moisture. just the top 1/4 inch or so is dry.

It’s fine for the top of the soil to be dry, actually you want that, keeps your sprouts from damping off, another problem common with keeping seedlings too wet. I not a fan of daily spraying, let the soil dry up (light cup) then water about 3-4 ozs, let that dry up, will take 4-5 days, repeat as nee…

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A little help regarding soil moisture

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