Comments on: Seed Starting Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:12:18 +0000

In reply to Cheryl. Yes, you can remove them from the heat mat as long as the room they're in stays above 55 degrees.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:20:46 +0000

My Dahlia seeds are only halfway up. Do I remove them from the heat mat or do I wait for the rest of them to germinate up?

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:18:33 +0000

My diocese are only halfway up. Do I remove them from the heat mat or do I wait for the rest of them to germinate up?

By: Rose

Rose — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 03:53:14 +0000

Should the area of the light fixture(s) be larger than the area of the seed tray so there’s overlap around the edges?

By: Carrie King

Carrie King — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 01:05:07 +0000

I planted some Blue Scarlet flowers that came up super quick but the other flowers I planted (in the same tray – didn’t realize that was going to be a problem until I read your blog) are not yet up. I will wrap one end of the tray with plastic wrap like you suggested. My question is, some of the Blue Scarlet seedlings are between 2-3 inches tall. Should I thin out the tallest ones so I can keep the light low on the shorter ones so they grow a strong stem?

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:27:23 +0000

In reply to Maegan Yeary. Remove any water in the bottom tray and let the soil dry out a bit before watering them again. Hope this helps!

By: Maegan Yeary

Maegan Yeary — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:09:30 +0000

I’m worried I overwatered! How should I fix this without having to transplant my little seedlings that just germinated?

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 22:51:21 +0000

In reply to Sara. Cut some siran wrap and put it over the ones that haven't sprouted yet. You could move the cucumbers when they've developed a couple sets of leaves on them so they handle the transplant better.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 22:28:32 +0000

So I definitely made most of these mistakes. The biggest one I’m worried about is mixing trays. So my cucumbers have sprouted but my carrots have not. I even mixed carrots and zinnias together, ha.

Not sure how to deal with the humidity dome on the ones that have sprouted versus the ones that haven’t.

Should I try moving them into a new tray?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 12:57:04 +0000

Help! I have a nice set of yarrow that sprouted and has been under the grow light for weeks but they are not growing past their first set of true leaves. I thinned them to two per cell but they really aren’t growing. Still green, but still tiny. Any advice?