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Originally Posted by tansyflower  When I first potted the seedlings, it said to keep the sphag moist but not wet. How do I stop them soaking up too much water?? |
Hi tansyflower,
In regards to the control of water when using sphag on seedlings:
After soaking and cleaning, one must squeeze as much water out of it as possible.
Seperate the sphag to make it light and not tight.
Wrap the seedlings in the sphag
LOOSLY.
The trick here is
loosly
When the sphag is loose, regardless how much water you apply, most will drain out.
If the moss is packed too close, it will tend to hold more of the water.
Holding more water may not be a bad thing either, but for seedlings it is surely bad.
If however you are located in a very windy and dry environment, you should not have too much problems with the wetter sphag.
For me, sphag is best used for plants that do not require drying out before watering, but it must also be able to drain properly especially for the seedlings.