i've been on top of that one, to the point of running the virgin pellets through the salad spinner before they ever see a cutting. i'd say after expansion, i removed about half the water from the pellets before i got started.

moist, not wet.

when they start to look like they are losing the dark brown of moistness, i mist the outer edges of the pellet, never the center, being careful to not wash off the rooting powder. outside-in, yeah?!

in two weeks, i've only had to moisten them three times, about ten pulls from the mister each.

in the first week, i misted the dome with water that had been spiked with superthrive. your buddy rusty says that's a big no-no and i believe him. it's only water from now on and we'll see how it rolls. 75-80 degrees F at 60-80% humidity. that's all i can do, 'cept wait.

feeling like a fair-weather farmer, very much.