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Re: more novice questions



> lights?  And what are everyone's feelings on capillary mats for watering?  
> Thanks in advance - you folks are such a calming and useful resource!  Cherie

I just used capillary mats for my latest batch of seeds, and it's
been great!  I made a crude watering system by using 2 11x14(?) seed 
trays.  Cut one of them such that it would fit upside down into the
other, put the capillary mat over the upside-down tray with the ends
of the mat underneath.  Then I filled the tray with water.  I made two
of these, and on top of one started seeds in peat pots, and on 
the other had miniature soil blocks.  They stay watered perfectly,
and I only have to re-fill about once a week.  It's almost too easy.
It's a good solution for me because on my last batch of seeds I
wasn't as attentive so they were always either over- or under-watered.
Didn't turn out very well, needless to say.  

By the way, I'm probably not going to start seeds using soil blocks
again.  For me they were a pain to make and they are really messy.  
I had trouble covering the seeds with soil once they were placed in the
block because with pressure the block would fall apart.  It's a neat
idea, though, but too much stress for me.  :)  I have blocks that
have seeds growing out the side-- don't know how that happened.

-Christine
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