How to Water Peat Pots
- 1). Fill a tray with 1 inch of water. Use a seed-starting flat or any other tray that can hold the proper depth of water and is large enough for the peat pot to sit inside.
- 2). Set the peat pots, once they are filled with soil and seeds or seedlings, into the tray of water. Leave them to soak until the surface of the soil inside the pots becomes moist. This may take an hour or longer, depending on the size of the pot.
- 3). Pour the excess water out of the tray once the soil in the pots becomes moist. Return the pots to the tray and arrange them so there is at least 1 inch of space between the pots. The space provides air circulation so that fungus doesn't grow on the sides of the pots.
- 4). Water the pots whenever the soil surface begins to dry. Pour 1 inch of water in the tray and let the pots soak until the soil surface moistens. Always drain out the extra water once the pots are properly watered.
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