If it's honestly that chunky just move the wood pieces out of the way of the path of the seed. Never had an issue unless it was sitting on the seed. After I go into soil, I only cover maybe 1/8 to 1/4in with soil, lightly.
Trying Fox Farm for the 1st time
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@Weekender I've had problems going straight into stock soil in a big pot with freshly germinated seeds also. Sometimes there are nasty microbes in there that the babies aren't equipped to handle yet. I've taken to sterilizing the soil for small 4" seedling pots in the microwave.
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Putting the pot with soil into the microwave is interesting, never heard of that. How long do you cook the pot and soil?
Lots of folk use oven and microwaves. My wife would kill me. But the next time I upgrade I will have to keep the original just for this.
@garybo I don't put the pot in the microwave. The plastic melts and you end up with a funny looking pot. I flush the soil well with warm water, let it drain thoroughly, then microwave it in a ceramic bowl to get it up to 180F. After it cools it goes in the pot. If I was going to scale it up, I'd use a big pressure cooker to sterilize larger batches.
Ohhh there ya go that's an affordable idea..
If ya got a big pressure cooker you can grow mushrooms, too, lol
Ohhhhhhh even more intriguing! I don't wanna highjack a thread. But I'd like to know more!
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Thanks bucca, I see your point about the plastic pot's. Without second thought, I should have indicated that my seedling pots are biodegradable. Anyway thanks for the info.
Be cool.
I don't want to hijack it either. That topic is vast as an encyclopedia. shroomery.org has the whole set.
Are you using peat pots, @garybo? I bet you could 'wave them. They would be delicate though being wet.
I am an old gardener and have been doing this for a number of decades, I had nearly 100% of survival in that stage and was quite proud of myself. Now for a number of years also I have moved up to more premium product lines, seeds, dirt and nutes, and my success rate has floundered during this point of the grow, once they stand up I am back to near 100% survival.
Sometimes simply is best.
I am old school. I have a hard to buying into all the gimmicky stuff.
I am old school. I have a hard to buying into all the gimmicky stuff.
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Yes baccabuds I use peat pots for my seedling so later I can put pot and plant into it's final growing pot.
I've used 'em before, @garybo Would you believe I've had people tell me they don't use them because they think the roots cant grow through the pot, lol. I was like, ok.... 
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I have used FFOF since I started. I'm sure some of the same soil is in there somewhere. But I add new soil and put charcoal in there (crushed up), add other soils, add ashes, add worm castings. I never had much luck with 'nutes'. Ended up burning tips or misshaped leaves. Oh, I mostly grow sativas.
