Everything I plant starts out in a three inch plastic pot and I have those in the trays without the holes. I pour enough water in to cover the entire bottom of the tray and let it wick up. When the surface of the seed starter mix is dry, I water again. When the plants are just tiny, I only need to water about once a week. When they get bigger, it might be every day. Just have to keep an eye on it. I always use cold water. Seems I read a long time ago that cold water keeps them stockier. I only use warm water when I first get the seed starting mix ready to plant.
After I pot up, if the plants are still inside, I continue to bottom water because there's less mess. If outside, I figure they're going to get rained on anyway, so I just water overhead.
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Michele
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