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Emilya Green
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I do not advise using the spray bottle for very long at all, certainly not long enough to allow the dampening off virus to grow and take hold... it doesn't just happen because of water. As soon as the plants have established themselves by sending a root down deep, they will no longer swim around when you water them out to 3x their diameter. By this time you should be able to give a bit more water. And no, spraying the leaves is not going to hurt a thing... think about a rainstorm out in nature that actually gets a lot more violent and wet than we do. 20 sprays was probably about right, but yes, it is probably time to switch to the watering can now. Mind not to give them too much water yet.I have started 4 auto seeds in their final 5 gal. fabric pots for an outside grow. The seeds have all popped and broken ground and are about 4 days old and I am following your watering advice but I have a couple of question:
I am using a standard trigger spray sprayer. Should I be avoiding getting any sprayed water on the stems of the seedlings to avoid damp off or that doesn’t really matter?
I am giving them about 20 sprays around the stems twice a day. Should that be enough or is that too much? Should I switch to the water can now that they are above ground?
One of them appears to have its cotyledon leaves stuck together. I don’t think the seed shell is still there, how should I handle this?