My flats look too soggy!
It's been raining for days and days and days....the soil looks way too soggy. I am worried that my seeds might possibly rot, is there anything I can do?
This is one of the easiest situations to correct!
You can take a paring knife and make a vertical slit in the sidewall of your soggy flats. This will facilitate drainage. Wait about an hour after putting in the sidewall slit....if the soil in the flat still looks soggy then add another slit. That should work just fine and take care of any excess moisture in the soil.
Tip suggests these links for further study.
Various Notes on Germinating Tree Seeds
Seed Germination Guidelines
The Angel Grove Tree Seed Company
by Ed Perry, Farm Advisor
University of California Cooperative Extension
University of Calfornia, Davis
by James C. Schmidt, Horticulturalist
Natural Resources and Enviromental Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Backyard Conservation Tip Sheet
National Resources Conservation Service
United States Department of Agricultrue
U.S.Enviromental Protection Agency
wikipedia.org
Bog
wikipedia.org
wikipedia.org
by Craig Tufts, NWF Chief Naturalist
Backyard Wildlife Habitat
National Wildlife Federation
wikipedia.org
by Twin Groves Museums in the Classroom Team
and Kildeer Countryside Virtual Wetlands Team
Twin Groves Junior High School, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
