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Originally Posted by Tormato
Do you pick up each individual cup to water? I use approximately 3" round yogurt cups. When seedlings are small, I water each individually, picking the cup up, tilting it a little, and while rotating it, water it only at the edge. I "try" for nothing near the stem. I also bottom water, as it's two cups stacked together. The top one has two drainage/uptake holes having wicks made from cutting up a cotton mop. I do have to pull the top cup up to let in water to the bottom one, and it's very time consuming. Once I judge the stems thick enough, I can top water a whole tray at one time.
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I move a whole flat and gently water away from the stem. I give sparingly to avoid damping off and increase if/when they start to grow sideways. I can water all 72 in about 20-30 minutes. Then skip a day. Only 3 weeks in the basement so I'm still starting a little early as far as our last frost day. But like a good Boy Scout I like to be prepared for a nicer than usual May if it happens.