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Originally Posted by svalli
I do water all my plantings from bottom and with the DE I usually keep a bit water on the tray all the time. The stuff that I use may not be the real DE or exactly like the one sold in U.S., but it should work the same way.
For my tomato seeds I used a plastic seedling tray with one piece 20 cell insert. I filled all except one of the cells with the gravel and I use the empty one to pour water on the bottom and via it I can see how much water there is.
This is how my babies look now
 
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Sari |
Sari, the plants look great. I see Eco-Grip now has a horticultural version called Eco-Grip Grow. It's not DE but it looks like it has many of the same properties, serves the same purpose as growing substrate.