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moisture retention
I've got some seeds started off and want to know how to retain moisture? - I
do have a few of those propogator lids (clear perspex, about 6 inches tall) and they work fine, but I want something to cover the rest....I've tried clingfilm etc but once the seedlings are an inch tall they hit the top, the seed trays are on window sills near radiators and tend to dry out very quickly. Is there any way I can avoid spending any money? -- If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs. |
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moisture retention
Phil L wrote:
I've got some seeds started off and want to know how to retain moisture? - I do have a few of those propogator lids (clear perspex, about 6 inches tall) and they work fine, but I want something to cover the rest....I've tried clingfilm etc but once the seedlings are an inch tall they hit the top, the seed trays are on window sills near radiators and tend to dry out very quickly. Is there any way I can avoid spending any money? Small plastic bags over the tops of the pots: sometimes you don't even need to hold them on with the rubber bands you pick up after the postman's been. Ends cut off plastic bottles. Jam jars. Bigger plastic bag with the whole tray inside: bits of wire, bent sticks or something to hold it up above the seedlings. -- Mike. |
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from Janet Baraclough contains these words: Lots of supermarket fruit and veg come in clear plastic containers which you can use as a lid. Or, cut the bottom off clear plastic drinks bottles. Or cut them in half vertically and lay them down for mini-greenhouses. -- Rusty Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters. (Alice Thomas Ellis) |
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Phil L wrote: I've got some seeds started off and want to know how to retain moisture? - I do have a few of those propogator lids (clear perspex, about 6 inches tall) and they work fine, but I want something to cover the rest....I've tried clingfilm etc but once the seedlings are an inch tall they hit the top, the seed trays are on window sills near radiators and tend to dry out very quickly. Is there any way I can avoid spending any money? I know you don't want to spend money, but the last 3/4 years I've started to use vermiculite mixed with my compost for sowing my seeds. I've found the moisture stays so much more longer and the plants really benefits from it. Also like you I use any clear bags I have, but I prop the bag up by planting at each corners of my pots/trays 15cm sticks to keep the bag up so that the seedlings don't knock their heads on the bag. Last night, I've sown my hollyhocks (I know it's early but I it works for me) and covered them with a brioche plastic bag ) |
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moisture retention
Phil L writes
I've got some seeds started off and want to know how to retain moisture? - I do have a few of those propogator lids (clear perspex, about 6 inches tall) and they work fine, but I want something to cover the rest....I've tried clingfilm etc but once the seedlings are an inch tall they hit the top, the seed trays are on window sills near radiators and tend to dry out very quickly. Is there any way I can avoid spending any money? Stand the pot or tray in a large plastic bag and tie it at the top. That usually gives it enough rigidity to stand up in a tent shape. If not, you can use a stick to prop it up. It's best to use several smaller pots and trays - easier to get the plastic bags, easier to get them to stand up. And of course look out for clear plastic packaging - it's best to have one lid per tray, but if you're stuck, then a mosaic of smaller lids is better than nothing. -- Kay |
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The message
from Janet Baraclough contains these words: The message from Rusty Hinge contains these words: The message from Janet Baraclough contains these words: Lots of supermarket fruit and veg come in clear plastic containers which you can use as a lid. Or, cut the bottom off clear plastic drinks bottles. Or cut them in half vertically and lay them down for mini-greenhouses. ooooh, lateral thinking! Half-screwing the lids on is a promble, thobut. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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moisture retention
Phil L wrote:
I've got some seeds started off and want to know how to retain moisture? - I do have a few of those propogator lids (clear perspex, about 6 inches tall) and they work fine, but I want something to cover the rest....I've tried clingfilm etc but once the seedlings are an inch tall they hit the top, the seed trays are on window sills near radiators and tend to dry out very quickly. Is there any way I can avoid spending any money? Thanks all, plastic bottles and fruit trays it is. |
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