When preparing the soil for seeds, I water the soil before I place the seeds in. After that I will only mist the top of the soil for the first 3 to 4 days and that is only if the top soil is looking dry. then once the seeds are starting to poke their little heads up threw the soil I will start to water the soil, but with the sprayer with about 20 to 30 squirts from a misting bottle. When seedlings are about 2 inches tall I will start to water by poring water into the pot. Depending on the amount of aeration in your soil, it may be holding too much water, smothering your seedlings. Black Gold is a pretty good soil out of the bag and it already has perlite. I start seeds in this many of times. when I do the first transplant I do ad more perlite into the transplanting soil.
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BlueBear Reviewed by BlueBear on . Why are my seeds dying after planting? Hi, I'm a new grower and need some advice. I germinate my seeds using the paper towel and bowl method. Once they begin to really sprout, I transplant them into a beginner pot (about 1/4-1/2" deep), water them, and place them under 24 hr cfl light. Now here's the problem...most of my seeds are dying. I'm not sure why. I don't think its my soil, because I've used the same soil for plants who have grown. Should I not water the seeds once I transplant them (the reason I ask this is because I Rating: 5