How to water a Jiffy Pellet from a PotforPot

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I moved my soaked seed to a jiffy pellet yesterday and now I need a little help on how to water the jiffy pellet. And how much… and how often.

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Probably will be fine for a week or two after the first watering. Those things hold on to water.

3

I watered using the spray bottle very lightly about every 3-4 days. I’m also a rookie so don’t take anything I say to the bank. I also cut off the wrap around it when transplanting so roots would be less restricted.

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Moist not saturated.

5

Ok…, next question. It looks like she wants to pop out. Looks like the dark part is coming out, not the lighter part. Is that normal?

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Looks normal from here.

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It still is not going vertical. Looks like it wants to duck and cover.

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Give it a couple more days, it’ll pop out those first leaves. I can see it’s opening on the end.

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What a difference a couple hours outside makes. It looks like the shell kept it down and is still on it. Should I leave it on

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or try to knock it off?

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I would use some tweezers if you can.

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Used a little water and a tooth pick. Two hours later and I have this.

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Next crisis…, now it looks like its growing horizontal. I had to push down on one side to get the leaves off the dirt. Any advice?

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It’ll head towards the light, just give it a day. Tropism will happen.

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Now I had to put toothpicks in the soil to hold it up. It flops over without them. Will it become strong enough on its own soon?

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Yes as soon the root goes down a bit more.