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You can get those cooling racks real cheap at thrift shops/second hand/resale shops. Also, you can get those lockermate locker shelves if you have a bit more budget. I like them because you can adjust the height if you need to.I find the best thing to raise my pots off the floor is a cooling rack, like what you use for baking and cooling cookies. It has little feet, it's a metal grid, and they are relatively cheap. You don't need a lot of space, just enough for some airflow. You'd probably need one for each two pots unlessyou can find big ones. You definitely need to get your watering practices under control or you'll have nothing but issues. Big pots with tiny seedlings are hard, especially fabric. Overwatering isn't too much water, it's watering to frequently. For example, I started mine in bigger pots this year, usually I do cups or small pots, then 1 gallon, then 2 or 3 if necessary... but this year I did the one gallon nursery pots that I filled with holes, which are technically .75 gallon. I saturated when I planted the seed and then didn't water again for like 9 days. Now they're getting bigger and actually drinking, they still go like 5-7 days between waterings. Environment also plays a role in how often you water, higher temps and airflow dry pots faster than cooler air that doesn't move. Here's a pic of the racks I use. I also have a heat mat under my black shoe tray so my roots don't get cold, even if my closet is 80, the air in between the floor and ceiling stays cold in my old house. The 2 in black pots are 19 days old.
Let me give you a link. You have to understand how water in the rootzone works and what over watering is. Its lack of o2 NOT to mich water.The key is to tilt the pots after. All your doing is creating uneven moisture content and that WILL create problemsWhy should i saturate the entire pot instead of giving little by little to have more control? I mean if i saturate the entire pot now with the rate they are drinking i wont be able to give water for the next 10 days at least . For example now , as i mentioned above, i give only 20 ml every 4 days and they have gone overwatered. Imagine giving 1 to 2 litres. Can someone explain ?
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